Does emotional intelligence moderate the relationship between satisfaction in specific domains and life satisfaction?

International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 131-140

  Escoda, Núria Pérez ^a   Alegre, Albert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional competence; Job satisfaction; Life satisfaction; Moderation; Prediction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973439917     PISSN: 15777057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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