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Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence on the Associations between Core Self-Evaluations and Job Satisfaction, Work Engagement as Indices of Work-Related Well-Being

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of emotional intelligence in relation to core self-evaluations (CSE) and work-related well-being. A sample of 356 employees who are all females completed measures of CSE, emotional intelligence, job satisfaction and work engagement. Results revealed that higher levels of CSE were correlated with higher levels of emotional intelligence, job satisfaction and work engagement. Higher levels of emotional intelligence were associated with greater job satisfaction and work engagement. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) indicated that emotional intelligence partially mediated the association between CSE and work-related well-being. The results revealed the importance of emotional intelligence in order to improve occupational well-being of employees. This research makes a contribution to the potential mechanism of the relationship between CSE and work-related well-being.

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This study was founded by Natural Science Foundation of China (71272145) and Projects of the National Social Science Foundation of China (14GJ003-125).

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    Xiaofei Yan, Kejian Yang, Jingkuan Su, Zhengxue Luo & Zhihong Wen

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Yan, X., Yang, K., Su, J. et al. Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence on the Associations between Core Self-Evaluations and Job Satisfaction, Work Engagement as Indices of Work-Related Well-Being. Curr Psychol 37, 552–558 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-016-9531-2

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