Gratitude mediates the effect of emotional intelligence on subjective well-being: A structural equation modeling analysis.
This study investigated the relationship among emotional intelligence, gratitude, and subjective well-being in a sample of university students. A total of 365 undergraduates completed the emotional intelligence scale, the gratitude questionnaire, and the subjective well-being measures. The results of the structural equation model showed that emotional intelligence is positively associated with gratitude and subjective well-being, that gratitude is positively associated with subjective well-being, and that gratitude partially mediates the positive relationship between emotional intelligence and subjective well-being. Bootstrap test results also revealed that emotional intelligence has a significant indirect effect on subjective well-being through gratitude.
Beijing Jiaotong University, China.
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Geng
D000293:Adolescent; D002681:China; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077272:Latent Class Analysis; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
emotional intelligence; gratitude; structural equation modeling; subjective well-being