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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2024)

October 2024

The link between emotional intelligence and flourishing: A chain mediation of belongingness, hope, and harmony in life

  • Seydi Ahmet Satıcı
  • Sinan Okur
  • Hasan Kütük

Journal of Happiness and Health, Vol. 4 No. 2 (2024), 10 October 2024 , Page 71-80
https://doi.org/10.47602/johah.v4i2.80 Published: 09.08.2024

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Individuals face both psychological and physical problems as they age. These psychological problems adversely affect the mental health of adult individuals. The purpose of this study is to test the serial mediating role of belongingness, hope, and harmony in life in the relationship between adult individuals' emotional intelligence and their level of flourishing. The research sample consists of a total of 461 Turkish adults, 125 female (27.1%) and 336 male (72.9%). The mean age of the participants is 48.03 years (age range = 40-60 years). Data were collected from the participants using the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form, the Flourishing Scale, the General Belongingness Scale, the Dispositional Hope Scale, and the Harmony in Life Scale. All of these collected data were tested with chain mediation analysis. Gender, age, and socioeconomic status were added as covariance variables to the hypothesized model. The results showed significant positive relationships between emotional intelligence, flourishing, belongingness, hope, and harmony in life. In addition, the relationship between emotional intelligence and flourishing was found to have a chain-mediating role through belongingness, hope, and harmony in life. The results expand our understanding of the relationship between adult individuals' emotional intelligence and their level of flourishing.

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  • Emotional intelligence
  • flourishing
  • belongingness
  • hope
  • harmony in life
  • adults
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Satıcı, S. A., Okur, S., & Kütük, H. (2024). The link between emotional intelligence and flourishing: A chain mediation of belongingness, hope, and harmony in life. Journal of Happiness and Health, 4(2), 71–80. https://doi.org/10.47602/johah.v4i2.80
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