Individual difference correlates of health-related behaviours: Preliminary evidence for links between emotional intelligence and coping

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 491-502

  Saklofske, Donald H ^a   Austin, Elizabeth J ^b   Galloway, Josie ^c   Davidson, Kammy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copying; Emotional intelligence; Health behaviours; Health locus of control; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148852491     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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