Can We Improve Emotional Skills in Older Adults? Emotional Intelligence, Life Satisfaction, and Resilience

IF 3.6 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psychosocial Intervention Pub Date : 2020-07-01 DOI:10.5093/pi2020a8

I. Delhom, E. Satorres, J. Mélendez

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Abstract

Emotional intelligence has been shown to be a relevant resource associated with better personal and social adaptation. In older adults, it has been associated with constructs such as life satisfaction and resilience, which are of interest in the field of gerontology because of their impact during the aging process. The objective of this study is to test an intervention based on emotional intelligence in order to find out whether the levels of these abilities improve, and whether the intervention has an effect on resilience and life satisfaction. The sample was composed of 125 healthy older adults (treatment, n = 57 and control, n = 68). The variables studied were homogeneous between groups. These variables were evaluated using the TMMS-24, SWLS, and BRCS self-report tests. The results showed significant effects of the intervention on the treatment group. Attention levels decreased significantly, whereas clarity and repair increased. In addition, the average scores on resilience and life satisfaction increased. An emotional intelligence-based intervention improves skills of older adults in its three dimensions. In addition, after the intervention, there is an increase in life satisfaction and resilience. Emotional intelligence skills are considered to generate positive, cognitive and behavioral outcomes for adaptation during aging. Thus interventions of this type could contribute to the quality of life of older adults, a topic of great relevance today due to increased longevity.

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我们能提高老年人的情绪技能吗?情商，生活满意度和适应力

情商已被证明是一种与更好的个人和社会适应相关的资源。在老年人中，它与生活满意度和恢复力等结构有关，由于它们在衰老过程中的影响，这些结构在老年学领域引起了兴趣。本研究的目的是测试基于情商的干预措施，以了解这些能力的水平是否提高，以及干预措施是否对恢复力和生活满意度有影响。样本由125名健康老年人组成（治疗组，n=57，对照组，n=68）。研究的变量在各组之间是均匀的。使用TMMS-24、SWLS和BRCS自我报告测试对这些变量进行评估。结果显示，干预对治疗组有显著影响。注意力水平显著下降，而清晰度和修复能力提高。此外，恢复力和生活满意度的平均得分也有所提高。基于情绪智力的干预从三个方面提高了老年人的技能。此外，干预后，生活满意度和恢复力都有所提高。情商技能被认为会在衰老过程中产生积极的认知和行为适应结果。因此，这类干预措施有助于提高老年人的生活质量，由于寿命的延长，这一话题在今天具有重要意义。

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Psychosocial Intervention PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

8.00

自引率

8.30%

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审稿时长

14 weeks

期刊介绍： Psychosocial Intervention is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes papers in all areas relevant to psychosocial intervention at the individual, family, social networks, organization, community, and population levels. The Journal emphasizes an evidence-based perspective and welcomes papers reporting original basic and applied research, program evaluation, and intervention results. The journal will also feature integrative reviews, and specialized papers on theoretical advances and methodological issues. Psychosocial Intervention is committed to advance knowledge, and to provide scientific evidence informing psychosocial interventions tackling social and community problems, and promoting social welfare and quality of life. Psychosocial Intervention welcomes contributions from all areas of psychology and allied disciplines, such as sociology, social work, social epidemiology, and public health. Psychosocial Intervention aims to be international in scope, and will publish papers both in Spanish and English.