Trait Emotional Intelligence Profiles of Parents With Drug Addiction and of Their Offspring

Overview

Journal Front Psychol

Date 2018 Sep 21

PMID 30233468

Citations 4

Authors

Georgia S Aslanidou

K V Petrides

Ariadni Stogiannidou

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Abstract

This study examines the relationship between trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) and general health (General Health; GHQ-28) in two samples of Greek parents with ( = 52; Mage = 39.78; SDage = 6.68; 41 men and 11 women) and without ( = 51; Mage = 43.53; SDage = 4.61; 40 men and 11 women) addiction problems. In addition, it compares the trait EI scores of their offspring ( = 81; Mage = 11.71; SDage = 2.15; 51 boys and 30 girls). Results showed that parents with drug addiction exhibited lower levels of trait EI and poorer general health than peers. In addition, global trait EI and two of its subscales, Well-being and Emotionality, had stronger correlations with depression in the addiction than in the comparison group. Well-being was a significant predictor of general health and its subscales (Somatic symptoms, Anxiety/insomnia, Social dysfunction, and severe depression) in both groups. No differences were found between the offspring of the two groups.

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