RT Conference Proceedings
T1 Does emotional intelligence have the same role in each risk behaviour?
A1 Sánchez López, María Teresa
A1 Fernández-Berrocal, Pablo
A1 Gómez-Leal, Raquel
A1 Megías-Robles, Alberto
K1 Emociones
K1 Afecto (Psicología)
K1 Riesgos
K1 Agresividad (Psicología)
K1 Toma de decisiones
AB IntroductionOne of the most important factors that represents a threating both physical andpsychological health in our lives is the individual’s risk behaviour. Though emotionsexert a strong influence on risk decision-making, the literature studying the role ofemotional abilities on the tendency to engage in risk behaviour is scarce.ObjectiveThe aim was to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence(Attention, Clarity, and Repair) and risk behaviour in its different domains (Ethical,Health, Financial, Social, and Recreational domains). We also examined whether therewere gender differences in both variables.MethodsA Spanish community sample of 1435 participants (M age = 29.84, ranging from18 to 70 years old; 61.9% women) were assessed in levels of EI and risk-taking by theTMMS-24 and DOSPERT-30 scales.ResultsThe result revelated that emotional intelligence was positive related with Socialand Recreational domains, and negative related with Ethical and Health domains.Moreover, women showed higher scores for EI and Social risk-taking domain than men,and men showed higher scores for Ethical, Financial, Health, and Recreational risk-taking domains.ConclusionsThese findings show and support that EI is differentially related to riskbehaviour depending on the risk domain studied. We suggest that higher levels of EIcould be adaptive for risk behaviour regardless the directionality of the relationship.Considering the impact of health-related risky behaviours on public health andindividual well-being, the development of effective risk prevention programs that trainemotional abilities could reduce the incidence of these behaviours in our society.
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24374
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24374
LA eng
NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026