The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on the Psychological Well-Being of Young Graduates in Portugal
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Emotional Intelligence
1.2. Psychological Well-Being
1.3. The Relation Between Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Well-Being
2. Objectives and Hypotheses
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Method and Measures
3.2. Sample Characterization
- Most respondents were aged between 20 and 24 years (51.2%).
- Relating to the type of bachelor’s degree, 96 young people (45.9%) finished a bachelor’s degree with an integrated master’s degree, and 113 young people (54.1%) finished a bachelor’s degree without an integrated master’s degree.
- Regarding the undergraduate area, Business Sciences predominated with 28 young people (13.4%), Social and Behavioral Sciences with 26 young people (12.4%), and Health with 23 young people (11%).
- Concerning professional status, 63 young people (30.1%) were students, 51 young people (24.4%) were full-time workers, 47 young people (22.5%) were working students, 30 young people (14.4%) were part-time workers, and 18 young people (8.6%) were unemployed.
3.3. Data Analysis
3.4. Ethical Considerations
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Validation of Hypotheses
4.2. Discussion
5. Conclusions
6. Limitations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | B | Std. Error | Beta | t | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constant | 1.202 | 0.343 | -- | 3.507 | <0.001 |
EI | 0.753 | 0.051 | 0.718 | 14.875 | <0.001 |
Sex | −0.127 | 0.119 | −0.052 | −1.070 | 0.286 |
Age | 0.161 | 0.114 | 0.068 | 1.408 | 0.161 |
Variable | B | Std. Error | Beta | t | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constant | 1.123 | 0.247 | -- | 4.538 | <0.001 |
EI | 0.756 | 0.051 | 0.720 | 14.932 | <0.001 |
Variable | n | Mean Rank | z | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 134 | 105.52 | −0.166 | 0.868 |
Male | 75 | 104.07 | |||
Age | 20–24 | 107 | 108.88 | −0.951 | 0.342 |
25–29 | 102 | 100.93 |
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Larguinho M, Leal S, Lopes R. The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on the Psychological Well-Being of Young Graduates in Portugal. Psychology International. 2025; 7(2):29. https://doi.org/10.3390/psycholint7020029
Chicago/Turabian StyleLarguinho, Manuela, Sandrina Leal, and Rita Lopes. 2025. "The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on the Psychological Well-Being of Young Graduates in Portugal" Psychology International 7, no. 2: 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/psycholint7020029
APA StyleLarguinho, M., Leal, S., & Lopes, R. (2025). The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on the Psychological Well-Being of Young Graduates in Portugal. Psychology International, 7(2), 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/psycholint7020029