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Do core self‐evaluations and trait emotional intelligence predict subjective well‐being in dental students?
Author(s) -
Montasem Alexander,
Brown Stephen L.,
Harris Rebecca
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/jasp.12074
Subject(s) - psychology , trait , neuroticism , core self evaluations , emotional intelligence , big five personality traits , cognition , personality , structural equation modeling , locus of control , social psychology , developmental psychology , job satisfaction , statistics , job performance , mathematics , job design , neuroscience , computer science , programming language
We examined unique associations between surface personality traits of emotional intelligence, core self‐evaluations, and subjective well‐being in dental students. A cross‐sectional study of 218 undergraduates showed that trait emotional intelligence (trait EI ) and core self‐evaluations ( CSE ) predicted subjective well‐being controlling the B ig F ive personality traits. Structural equation modeling showed that trait EI and the neuroticism component of CSE better predicted affective components of subjective well‐being, and cognitive CSE traits (self‐esteem, self‐efficacy, and locus of control) better predicted life satisfaction, the cognitive component of subjective well‐being. These findings demonstrate the utility of a parallel‐process approach that specifies differential prediction of cognitive and affective subjective well‐being components.