Predicting distress via emotion regulation and coping: Measurement variance in trait EI scales

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 45-51

  Beath, Alissa P ^a   Jones, Michael P ^a   Fitness, Julie ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Coping; Emotion regulation; Measurement; Stress; Trait emotional intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941314241     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.12.015     Document Type: Article

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