Prospective associations between loneliness and emotional intelligence

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages 40-48

  Wols, A ^a   Scholte, R H J ^a   Qualter, P ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Emotion regulation; Emotional intelligence; Loneliness; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84920896683     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.12.007     Document Type: Article

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