Does Emotions Communication Ability Affect Psychological Well-Being? A Study with the Mayer–Salovey–Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) v2.0

Health Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1112-1121

  Lanciano, Tiziana ^a   Curci, Antonietta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84937253229     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2014.921753     Document Type: Article

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