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Assessment of Age-related Changes in Cognitive Functions Using EmoCogMeter, a Novel Tablet-computer Based Approach
Published on: February 14, 2014
Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health, and Well-Being Outcomes in the Unemployed: The Moderating Role of Age
Jorge Gómez-Hombrados1, Natalio Extremera1
1Department of Social Psychology, Social Work and Social Services, and Social Anthropology, Universidad de Málaga, Malaga, España.
Abstract:
The main goal of this study was to examine the moderating role of age in the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and mental health indicators among unemployed individuals. A sample of 401 unemployed participants were evaluated per EI, depressive symptoms, and happiness. Moderation analyses showed that age moderated the relationship between EI and depressive symptoms after controlling for gender and length of unemployment, showing a stronger association among the younger participants with lower EI scores. However, this pattern was not found for happiness. These findings address knowledge gaps regarding age-EI interactions within mental health contexts and age's moderating effect on unemployment. Also, the importance of developing targeted EI training interventions to mitigate the negative mental health effects of unemployment is highlighted, especially among vulnerable demographic groups like the young unemployed.
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