The mediating role of social skills and sensation seeking in the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and school adjustment in adolescents

Publication date: August 2017 Source:Journal of Adolescence, Volume 59 Author(s): Elika Nikooyeh, Fariba Zarani, Jalil Fathabadi Drawing upon a sample of 400 female high school students in Tehran, Iran, the present study examines the mediating role of social skills and sensation seeking in the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and school adjustment in adolescent girls. Statistical analysis revealed positive correlations between trait emotional intelligence and school adjustment; trait emotional intelligence and social skills; and social skills and school adjustment. The study also revealed a negative correlation between trait emotional intelligence and sensation seeking, as well as sensation seeking and school adjustment. In addition, the data provided a good fit to the hypothesized model of the mediating role of social skills and sensation seeking in the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and school adjustment.
Source: Journal of Adolescence - Category: Child Development Source Type: research