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Emotional intelligence and health‐related quality of life in institutionalised Spanish older adults
Author(s) -
LuqueReca Octavio,
PulidoMartos Manuel,
LopezZafra Esther,
AugustoLanda José María
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1002/ijop.12089
Subject(s) - psychology , personality , emotional intelligence , quality of life (healthcare) , multilevel model , gerontology , clinical psychology , facilitation , developmental psychology , social psychology , medicine , machine learning , computer science , psychotherapist , neuroscience
This study explores the relationship between emotional intelligence ( EI ) and health‐related quality of life ( HRQoL ) in a sample of Spanish older adults who are institutionalised in long‐term care ( LTC ) facilities. One hundred fifteen institutionalised individuals (47.82% women; 88.3 ± 7.9 years) from southern Spain completed a set of questionnaires that included measures of EI , health and personality. Data were analysed via hierarchical regression. After controlling for personality and sociodemographic variables, the EI dimensions, emotional comprehension and emotional facilitation, accounted for part of the variance in several HRQoL facets. These dimensions could have an important role in the HRQoL of residents in LTC . Moreover, the use of a performance measure addresses the limitations of previous studies that have relied on self‐report measures. These aspects underscore the importance of the results of this study.