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Sebastiano Costa¹, K V Petrides, Taavi Tillmann

¹a Department of Human and Social Sciences , University of Messina , Messina , Italy.

Psychology, Health & Medicine

|June 4, 2013

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This study found that individuals with inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis did not differ in overall emotional intelligence compared to healthy individuals. However, specific factors like well-being and sociability were lower in some patient groups.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Rheumatology
Neuroimmunology

Background:

Growing interest in the psychological factors of inflammatory disorders.
Understanding the interplay between emotional intelligence and chronic inflammatory conditions is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) profiles in individuals with inflammatory conditions versus healthy controls.
To investigate specific trait EI factors related to well-being and sociability in these groups.

Main Methods:

Compared trait EI scores of 827 individuals with inflammatory conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, multiple sclerosis, RA with comorbidity) against 496 healthy controls.
Utilized trait EI measures to assess global scores and specific factors like Well-being and Sociability.

Main Results:

No significant differences in global trait EI scores between inflammatory condition groups and healthy controls.
Healthy individuals scored higher on Well-being than the rheumatoid arthritis group.
Healthy individuals scored higher on Sociability than both the rheumatoid arthritis and RA plus comorbidity groups.

Conclusions:

While global trait EI may not differ, specific emotional aspects like well-being and sociability are impacted in certain inflammatory conditions.
Highlights the complex relationship between emotional functioning and inflammatory disorders.