title: Emotional intelligence in women caregivers with depressive symptoms.
abstract: The emotional intelligence of a sample of 59 women caregivers (M age = 51.1 yr.) with depressive symptoms was compared with that of a sample of adult women from the general population (M age = 50.7 yr.). No group differences were observed on the Trait Meta-Mood Scale's three dimensions of emotional intelligence across age, socioeconomic status, or education level. Compared with the general population sample, the caregivers group scored significantly lower on Attention to Feelings and Mood Repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. fernandolino.vazquez@usc.es
authors.forename: Fernando L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Otero
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pomar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D013030:Spain