Affective mediators of the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and life satisfaction in young adults

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 197-201

  Kong, Feng ^a   Zhao, Jingjing ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Life satisfaction; Negative affect; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868586199     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.08.028     Document Type: Article

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