Sensory-Processing Sensitivity and Pathways to Depression and Aggression: The Mediating Role of Trait Emotional Intelligence and Decision-Making Style—A Pilot Study

Nikola Drndarević, Sonja Protić and José M. Mestre
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Nikola Drndarević: Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Sonja Protić: Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
José M. Mestre: University Institute of Social and Sustainable Development (INDESS), University of Cádiz, 11405 Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 24, 1-14

Abstract: While the link between sensory-processing sensitivity (SPS) and internalizing symptoms has been well-established, a link to externalizing problems is still to be explored. This study aimed to further examine the relation between SPS and behavioral problems by testing the potential mediating roles of trait emotional intelligence (TEI) and decision-making styles. Pathway analyses were conducted on data from 268 community sample participants ( M age = 25.81, SD = 2.41, 61.2% females). Results indicated gender differences in the pathway level outcomes of SPS, as well as potential partial mediators in men and women. SPS both directly and via the mediating effects of the well-being factor (TEI) and avoidant decision-making influenced depression, regardless of gender. Direct effects on aggression were, however, obtained only in the male sample. Indirect effects of SPS on aggression were found in spontaneous decision-making for men and in the self-control and sociability factors of TEI for women. Directions for future research were discussed.

Keywords: sensory-processing sensitivity; depression; aggression; emotional intelligence; decision-making style; gender differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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