Trait Emotional Intelligence and School Burnout: The Mediating Role of Resilience and Academic Anxiety in High School

Caterina Fiorilli, Eleonora Farina, Ilaria Buonomo, Sebastiano Costa, Luciano Romano, Rosalba Larcan and Konstantinos V. Petrides
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Caterina Fiorilli: Department of Human Sciences, University of Rome, LUMSA, 00193 Rome, Italy
Eleonora Farina: Department of Human Sciences, University of Milan, 20126 Bicocca, Italy
Ilaria Buonomo: Department of Human Sciences, University of Rome, LUMSA, 00193 Rome, Italy
Sebastiano Costa: Department of Psychology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, Italy
Luciano Romano: Department of Human Sciences, University of Rome, LUMSA, 00193 Rome, Italy
Rosalba Larcan: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98100 Messina, Italy
Konstantinos V. Petrides: London Psychometric Laboratory, Department of Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology, University College London, London WC1H 0AP, UK

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 9, 1-9

Abstract: The main aim of the current study was to investigate the role of trait emotional intelligence (TEI) in preventing students’ school burnout directly and indirectly via anxiety and academic resilience. The data were derived from a sample of 1235 high school students (962 females and 273 males), ranging in age between 13 and 17 years (mean = 15.46; stand deviation = 1.22). Structural equation modelling revealed a strong indirect effect of TEI on school burnout, mediated via anxiety and resilience. Overall, students with high TEI were less likely to experience school anxiety and more likely to exhibit resilience which, in turn, reduced school burnout risk. Findings are discussed with reference to the wider role of TEI in educational contexts and highlight the need and potential for scientifically driven interventions to enhance emotional adjustment at school and in life, more generally.

Keywords: trait emotional intelligence; school burnout; anxiety; resilience; adolescents; TEIQue (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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