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Meetu Khosla and Vandana Dokania
University of Delhi, Delhi
The study examined the influence of happiness on experienced affect, emotion
regulation and emotional intelligence. Happy (n=100) and unhappy (n=100)
participants (mean age= 21 years) completed measures assessing affect (PANASR) and emotional intelligence (WLEIS) and emotion regulation strategies (ERQ). A
2×2 (gender x group) ANOVA revealed that happy participants as compared to
unhappy participants reported significantly greater positive affect and emotional
intelligence. Happy as compared to unhappy men had significantly greater emotional
intelligence while happy women were found to be more emotionally intelligent than
unhappy women. There were significant group and gender differences in the use
of reappraisal strategies but not suppression strategies. The findings reveal the
significance of happiness in promoting emotional intelligence.
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