The Happy Personality in India: The Role of Emotional Intelligence |
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| Authors: | Christopher A Hafen Kamlesh Singh Brett Laursen |
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| Institution: | (1) Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA;(2) Present address: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA;(3) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India;(4) Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, 350 Old Ivy Way, Suite 100, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study examined the relations among the big five personality traits, emotional intelligence, and happiness. Participants
included 205 (51 females, 154 males) university students in India. A series of mediational path analyses tested whether emotional
intelligence mediated the relationship between personality traits and feelings of happiness. The analyses revealed that emotional
intelligence mediates associations between several personality factors and happiness for females but not for males. Specifically,
for females, emotional intelligence mediated the associations from conscientiousness and emotional instability to happiness,
while males evidenced only direct associations. The findings suggest different associations than those of past studies regarding
personality and happiness in Western samples. According to these results from an Indian sample, emotional intelligence may
serve as an intermediary from personality to happiness for females, but has independent contributions to happiness for males. |
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