RT Journal Article
T1 Gender differences in the predictive effect of perceive emotional intelligence on depressive symptomatology in older adults
A1 Delhom, Iraida
A1 Fernández-Berrocal, Pablo
A1 Satorres, Encarnación
A1 Meléndez, Juan C.
A1 Cabello-González, Rosario
K1 Depresión en ancianos
K1 Psicología
AB The aim of this study was to analyze the associations between emotional intelligence, gender, and depressive symptomatology in older adults. To test whether there were differences between groups in the Trait Meta-Mood Scale dimension, univariate and multivariate analysis of variance were carried out, and t tests were performed to find the differences between groups in the variables that had shown differences in the univariate analysis. Participants were 853 Spanish cognitively healthy older adults between 60 and 95 years of age, with a mean age of 71.7 (SD = 7.4), of whom 64.9% were women. Self-reports were administered to assess the different variables under study. Specifically, the Trait Meta-Mood Scale-24 was used to assess emotional intelligence, and the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale to measure depressive symptomatology. The three dimensions of emotional intelligence showed differences as a function of gender and depression. Higher scores were found in the three dimensions of emotional intelligence in women. Moreover, people with higher levels of depressive symptomatology had higher scores on attention, and people with low depressive symptomatology had lower levels of clarity and repair. Women with depressive symptomatology showed high levels of attention, in contrast to men and women with low symptomatology. Considering the subjective perception of emotional intelligence, high attention to emotions and the female gender seem to be factors associated with depression in older adults, which allows us to outline a critical profile for depression that should receive special attention. Given the impact of depressive symptomatology in older adults, it is important to identify these profiles in order to detect possible risk factors for depression more effectively
PB Springer
YR 2024
FD 2024-04-11
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31022
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31022
LA eng
NO Delhom, I., Fernández-Berrocal, P., Satorres, E. et al. Gender differences in the predictive effect of perceive emotional intelligence on depressive symptomatology in older adults. Curr Psychol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-05905-w
NO Funding for open access publishing: Universidad Málaga/CBUA
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026