Trait emotional intelligence as a moderator of the relationship between psychological distress and satisfaction with life

Individual Differences Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-26

  Bhullar, Navjot ^a   Schutte, Nicola S ^b   Malouff, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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