Department of Psychology, Tel Hai College, Tel Hai, Upper Galilee, Israel.
J Psychol. 2012 Jan-Apr;146(1-2):37-46. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2011.574746.
The possible associations of loneliness with Emotional Intelligence (EI), 2 of its correlates (life satisfaction and a sense of meaning), and several background variables were tested on a sample of 134 young adults attending college in northern Israel. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis provided support for the model, suggesting that the presence of meaning, EI, and size and availability of an individual's social network are the strongest correlates of loneliness. EI therefore emerges as a potentially important factor in our understanding of loneliness, and the model provides a framework for future studies. The results are discussed vis-à-vis existing findings in the literature and possible directions for approaching loneliness as a theoretical concept and a social phenomenon.
孤独感与情绪智力（EI）及其两个相关因素（生活满意度和意义感）以及几个背景变量之间的可能关联，在以色列北部上大学的 134 名年轻人样本中进行了测试。结构方程模型（SEM）分析为该模型提供了支持，表明意义的存在、EI 以及个体社交网络的规模和可用性是孤独感的最强相关因素。因此，EI 作为我们理解孤独感的一个潜在重要因素而出现，该模型为未来的研究提供了一个框架。研究结果结合现有文献中的发现进行了讨论，并提出了作为一个理论概念和社会现象来研究孤独感的可能方向。
