title: A meta-analytic investigation of emotional intelligence and alcohol involvement.
abstract: The relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and alcohol involvement has been investigated by numerous studies. The present meta-analysis analyzed the findings of these studies. The meta-analysis, based on 16 effect sizes from 11 studies with a total of 2,271 participants, showed that lower EI was significantly related to higher alcohol involvement, r = -.18. Lower EI was significantly associated with both alcohol-related problems, r = -.32 and level of alcohol use, r = -.10, but the association was significantly higher with alcohol-use-related problems. The results suggest that future research would most profitably examine the role of EI in alcohol consumption-related problems.
authors: Psychology, University of New England, Armidale,   New South Wales,   Australia.
authors: Katie
authors: K
authors: Peterson
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Malouff
authors: Einar B
authors: EB
authors: Thorsteinsson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D006801:Humans