Subjective Quality of Life of People with Intellectual Disabilities: The Role of Emotional Competence on Their Subjective Well-Being

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 146-156

  Rey, Lourdes ^a   Extremera, Natalio ^a   Durán, Auxiliadora ^a   Ortiz Tallo, Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emotional competence; Happiness; Quality of life; Satisfaction with life; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SPAIN;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN;

EID: 84873749736     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12015     Document Type: Article

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