Sergi Maria Rita, Picconi Laura, Tommasi Marco, Saggino Aristide, Ebisch Sjoerd J H, Spoto Andrea
Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University of G.' d'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, Chieti, Italy.
Front Psychol. 2021 Oct 4;12:747702. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.747702. eCollection 2021.
Recent epidemiological data show an increase of depression and anxiety that cause a loss of about 3-4% of the gross domestic product in Europe, as a consequence of a reduced productivity and a premature death of people. Gender differences in both psychopathologies were found from mid-to-late adolescence until 55 years, and data indicate an increase of depression in women. Considering these data, new interventions focused on promoting psychological well-being were designed. A predictive factor of psychological disorders is Emotional Intelligence (EI), the ability to understand and regulate our own emotions, as well as those of others. EI is associated with psychological well-being, as well as with the treatment of mental illness, but gender differences in the association among EI, anxiety and depression remains unclear. The present study aims at analyzing the nomological associations among EI, anxiety and depression. Furthermore, the possible moderating role of gender in the relation between EI, depression and anxiety is investigated in a sample of 1725 healthy participants. Our results show that the ability to recognize and to control emotions in the social context helps us to reduce the risk to be affected by depression and anxiety. Moreover, our study shows that the association of EI with anxiety and depression wasn't gender moderated. In conclusion, the findings highlight that EI can help people to manage emotions linked to negative events and to successfully understand emotions in others. In addition, we found no moderation role of gender in the association between EI, anxiety and depression.
近期流行病学数据显示，抑郁症和焦虑症有所增加，由于生产力下降和人员过早死亡，这在欧洲导致了约占国内生产总值3 - 4%的损失。从青春期中后期到55岁，在这两种精神疾病中均发现了性别差异，数据表明女性抑郁症患者有所增加。考虑到这些数据，设计了侧重于促进心理健康的新干预措施。心理障碍的一个预测因素是情商（EI），即理解和调节我们自身情绪以及他人情绪的能力。情商与心理健康以及精神疾病的治疗相关，但情商、焦虑和抑郁之间关联的性别差异仍不明确。本研究旨在分析情商、焦虑和抑郁之间的理论关联。此外，在1725名健康参与者的样本中，研究了性别在情商、抑郁和焦虑关系中可能的调节作用。我们的结果表明，在社交情境中识别和控制情绪的能力有助于我们降低受抑郁和焦虑影响的风险。此外，我们的研究表明，情商与焦虑和抑郁的关联不存在性别调节作用。总之，研究结果突出表明，情商可以帮助人们管理与负面事件相关的情绪，并成功理解他人的情绪。此外，我们发现性别在情商、焦虑和抑郁的关联中没有调节作用。
