Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Health Behaviours among University Students: The Predictive and Moderating Role of Gender.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the role of gender as a potential predictor of health behaviour and potential moderator of the relationship between emotional intelligence and health behaviour. This cross-sectional study included 1214 students (597 males and 617 females). Data were collected using the Schutte Self-Report Inventory and the Health Behaviour Checklist. Stepwise multiple regression analysis was executed with the components of health behaviour as the dependent variables to examine the predictive value of the emotional intelligence indicators as the independent variables. Gender predicted all categories of health behaviours. Only one indicator of emotional intelligence, appraisal, predicted the Accident Control and Traffic Risk Taking categories. The emotional intelligence indicator of s

SUBMITTER: Malinauskas R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6008781 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature