Coping mediates the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and academic achievement

• Published in: Contemporary educational psychology Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 60 - 70
• Main Authors: MacCann, Carolyn, Fogarty, Gerard J., Zeidner, Moshe, Roberts, Richard D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego Elsevier Inc 2011; Elsevier; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Cognitive style; College Students; Community Colleges; Coping; Coping strategies; Educational Objectives; Educational psychology; Emotional development; Emotional Intelligence; Emotions; Grade Point Average; Intelligence Tests; Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT); Mayer–Salovey–Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test; Measures (Individuals); Middle School Students; Outcomes of Education; Problem Solving; Psychological patterns; Self Control; Situational Test of Emotion Management for Youths (STEM-Y); Situational test of emotional management; Situational Tests; Test results; Academic achievement; Mayer–Salovey–Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test; Situational test of emotional management; Coping; Emotional intelligence

► MSCEIT emotion management predicts community college GPA ( r = .44). ► This is partly mediated by coping: Problem-focused coping is a significant mediator. ► STEM-Y emotion management predicts eighth-grade students’ grades ( r = .28). ► This is fully mediated by coping: Problem-focused coping is a...