New insights on the mediating role of emotional intelligence and social support on university students’ mental health during COVID-19 Pandemic: gender matters

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Autor(a) principal: Barros, Carla
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Sacau-Fontenla, Ana
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10284/10552
Resumo: Due to the demanding changes caused in the population by the COVID-19 pandemic, including a persisting experience of fear and social isolation, multiple studies have focused on the protective role of several psychological characteristics on mental health. Emotional intelligence and social support are commonly linked to mental health and well-being. The present study aims to analyze the mediator role of emotional intelligence and social support on university students’ mental health, taking into consideration the role of gender differences. An online questionnaire was administered to a sample of 923 university students during the COVID-19 lockdown in Portugal. Significant gender differences were found on mental health symptoms, emotional intelligence, and social support. A double mediation model was computed to verify if gender influences on mental health were mediated by emotional intelligence and social support. The results show indirect effects of gender on mental health. However, as both mediators mediate in the opposite direction, the total indirect effects become null. Thus, a strong direct effect of gender on mental health remains. The results of the present study have theoretical implications on protective factors of mental health by gender and practical implications for psychological intervention in university counselling services.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv New insights on the mediating role of emotional intelligence and social support on university students’ mental health during COVID-19 Pandemic: gender matters
title New insights on the mediating role of emotional intelligence and social support on university students’ mental health during COVID-19 Pandemic: gender matters
spellingShingle New insights on the mediating role of emotional intelligence and social support on university students’ mental health during COVID-19 Pandemic: gender matters
Barros, Carla
Mental health
Emotional intelligence
Social support
Gender differences
University students
COVID-19
title_short New insights on the mediating role of emotional intelligence and social support on university students’ mental health during COVID-19 Pandemic: gender matters
title_full New insights on the mediating role of emotional intelligence and social support on university students’ mental health during COVID-19 Pandemic: gender matters
title_fullStr New insights on the mediating role of emotional intelligence and social support on university students’ mental health during COVID-19 Pandemic: gender matters
title_full_unstemmed New insights on the mediating role of emotional intelligence and social support on university students’ mental health during COVID-19 Pandemic: gender matters
title_sort New insights on the mediating role of emotional intelligence and social support on university students’ mental health during COVID-19 Pandemic: gender matters
author Barros, Carla
author_facet Barros, Carla
Sacau-Fontenla, Ana
author_role author
author2 Sacau-Fontenla, Ana
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório Institucional da Universidade Fernando Pessoa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Barros, Carla
Sacau-Fontenla, Ana
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Mental health
Emotional intelligence
Social support
Gender differences
University students
COVID-19
topic Mental health
Emotional intelligence
Social support
Gender differences
University students
COVID-19
description Due to the demanding changes caused in the population by the COVID-19 pandemic, including a persisting experience of fear and social isolation, multiple studies have focused on the protective role of several psychological characteristics on mental health. Emotional intelligence and social support are commonly linked to mental health and well-being. The present study aims to analyze the mediator role of emotional intelligence and social support on university students’ mental health, taking into consideration the role of gender differences. An online questionnaire was administered to a sample of 923 university students during the COVID-19 lockdown in Portugal. Significant gender differences were found on mental health symptoms, emotional intelligence, and social support. A double mediation model was computed to verify if gender influences on mental health were mediated by emotional intelligence and social support. The results show indirect effects of gender on mental health. However, as both mediators mediate in the opposite direction, the total indirect effects become null. Thus, a strong direct effect of gender on mental health remains. The results of the present study have theoretical implications on protective factors of mental health by gender and practical implications for psychological intervention in university counselling services.
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