Associations between trait emotional intelligence and loneliness in Chinese undergraduate students: Mediating effects of self-esteem and social support

Psychological Reports

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 880-890

  Zou, Jilin ^a,b,c  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Southeast University   (China)

^c LINYI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CHINA; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHARACTER; CHINA; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903306849     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/04.21.PR0.114k29w3     Document Type: Article

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