%0 Journal Article
%T Perceived Emotional Intelligence, Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction in Adolescents Inteligencia Emocional Percibida, Autoestima y Satisfacci車n con la Vida en Adolescentes
%A Lourdes Rey
%A Natalio Extremera
%A Mario Pena
%J Intervenci車n Psicosocial
%D 2011
%I Colegio Oficial de Psic車logos de Madrid
%R 10.5093/in2011v20n2a10
%X The present study examined the relationship between perceived emotional intelligence, selfesteem and life satisfaction in a sample of 316 Spanish adolescents (179 females and 137 males), ranging in age from 14 to 18. Demographic information was collected, along with data through the use of three self-report measures: the Trait Meta-Mood Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. As expected, perceived emotional dimensions, particularly mood clarity and repair, showed positive associations with life satisfaction. Self-esteem also correlated significantly and positively with levels of adolescents∩ satisfaction with life. More interestingly, results of structural equation modelling indicated that mood clarity and emotional repair had a significant direct and indirect link (via selfesteem) with life satisfaction in adolescents. The present study contributes to an emerging understanding of the underlying process between perceived emotional intelligence and life satisfaction. Our findings encourage moving beyond the examination of direct association between perceived emotional intelligence and life satisfaction and focusing on the role of potential mechanisms such as self-esteem involved in the link between perceived emotional intelligence and life satisfaction in adolescents. Implications of the present findings for future research are discussed, as well as potential interventions for increasing subjective well-being in adolescents. El presente estudio examin車 la relaci車n entre inteligencia emocional percibida, autoestima y satisfacci車n vital en una muestra de 316 adolescentes espa oles (179 mujeres y 137 hombres), de edades comprendidas entre los 14 y 18 a os. Junto con los datos demogr芍ficos se recogi車 informaci車n mediante tres medidas auto-informadas: la escala de meta-cocimiento de los estados emocionales, la escala de autoestima de Rosenberg y la escala de satisfacci車n vital. Como esperamos, las dimensiones emocionales, especialmente claridad y reparaci車n emocional, mostraron una asociaci車n positiva con la satisfacci車n vital. Autoestima tambi谷n correlacion車 significativa y positivamente con los niveles de satisfacci車n vital de los adolescentes. M芍s interesante fueron los resultados del modelo de ecuaciones estructurales que indicaron que claridad y reparaci車n emocional ten赤an un efecto directo pero tambi谷n un v赤nculo indirecto (v赤a autoestima) con la satisfacci車n vital de los adolescentes. El presente trabajo contribuye a la mejor comprensi車n de los procesos subyacentes entre la inteligencia emocional percibida y la sat
%K adolescentes
%K autoestima
%K inteligencia emocional percibida
%K satisfacci車n vital
%U http://www.copmadrid.org/webcopm/publicaciones/social/in2011v20n2a10_en.pdf