Title

Sequential mediating effects of provided and received social support on trait emotional intelligence and subjective happiness : a longitudinal examination in Hong Kong Chinese university students

Document Type

Journal article

Source Publication

International Journal of Psychology

Publication Date

4-3-2018

Volume

Advance publication

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Keywords

Emotional Intelligence, Provided Social Support, Received Social Support, Subjective Happiness

Abstract

Past research has often focused on the effects of emotional intelligence and received social support on subjective well-being yet paid limited attention to the effects of provided social support. This study adopted a longitudinal design to examine the sequential mediating effects of provided and received social support on the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and subjective happiness. A total of 214 Hong Kong Chinese undergraduates were asked to complete two assessments with a 6-month interval in between. The results of the sequential mediation analysis indicated that the trait emotional intelligence measured in Time 1 indirectly influenced the level of subjective happiness in Time 2 through a sequential pathway of social support provided for others in Time 1 and social support received from others in Time 2. These findings highlight the importance of trait emotional intelligence and the reciprocal exchanges of social support in the subjective well-being of university students. © 2018 International Union of Psychological Science.

DOI

10.1002/ijop.12484

Print ISSN

00207594

E-ISSN

1464066X

Funding Information

This project was supported by research fund from the Department of Applied Social Sciences at City University of Hong Kong.

Publisher Statement

Copyright © 2018 International Union of Psychological Science.

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Full-text Version

Publisher’s Version

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Ye, J., Yeung, D. Y., Liu, E. S. C., & Rochelle, T. L. (2018). Sequential mediating effects of provided and received social support on trait emotional intelligence and subjective happiness: A longitudinal examination in Hong Kong Chinese university students. International Journal of Psychology, Advance publication. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12484

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