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[Emotional intelligence, social support and affect regulation]
1Serviço de Psicologia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto.
Acta Medica Portuguesa
|April 14, 2006
Summary
High social support is linked to better mood repair and more positive emotions, suggesting it aids emotional regulation in university students. This highlights the role of social connections in psychological well-being.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Affective Science
Context:
- Investigates the interplay between emotional intelligence, social support, and affectivity.
- Utilizes validated instruments like the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS-30), Social Support Questionnaire, and Multiple Affect Adjective Check List (MAACL).
Purpose:
- To explore the relationship between emotional intelligence, social support, and affectivity.
- To determine how social support influences mood repair, positive affect, and sensation seeking.
Summary:
- Social support demonstrated a significant positive correlation with mood repair.
- Higher social support was also associated with increased positive affect and sensation seeking.
- Findings suggest social support functions as a mechanism for mood repair, fostering positive emotional states.
Impact:
- Provides empirical evidence for the role of social support in emotional regulation and well-being.
- Informs interventions aimed at enhancing psychological health through social connection.
- Contributes to the understanding of affective processes in university student populations.