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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rivers, Susan E
• Brackett, Marc A
• Omori, Mika
• Sickler, Cole
• Bertoli, Michelle C
• Salovey, Peter

Titel

Emotion Skills as a Protective Factor for Risky Behaviors Among College Students

Ist Teil von

• Journal of college student development, 2013-03, Vol.54 (2), p.172-183

Ort / Verlag

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Quelle

Project MUSE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Involvement in health-endangering behaviors is considered a reflection of college students' psychosocial development; however, not all students participate in these activities. Emotion skills, such as the ability to interpret and manage emotions, may serve as a protective factor against risk-taking behavior among emerging adults. We compared the contributions of emotional intelligence and self-esteem, a commonly studied risk factor, to engagement in risk-taking behaviors among undergraduates (N = 243). Structural equation modeling revealed that emotional intelligence, but not self-esteem, was related significantly to risky behaviors. These findings lend support to the literature showing that emotional intelligence may serve as a protective factor for college student risk taking. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)