Social support as mediator of perceived emotional intelligence and life satisfaction in a sample of teachers;El apoyo social como un mediador de la inteligencia emocional percibida y la satisfacción vital en una muestra de profesorado

International Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 401-412

  Rey, Lourdes ^a   Extremera, Natalio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Perceived emotional intelligence; Social support; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053049895     PISSN: 02134748     EISSN: 15793680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1174/021347411797361329     Document Type: Article

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