RT journal article
T1 Chronic Pain and its relationship with psychological well-being: The protective role of perceived emotional intelligence
T2 Dolor crónico y su relación con el bienestar psicológico: el rol protector de la inteligencia emocional percibida
A1 Paramio Leiva, Alberto
A1 Romero Moreno, Antonio Francisco
A1 Morales Sánchez, Lucía
A1 Zayas García, Antonio
A2 Psicología
K1 Chronic pain
K1 Perceived Emotional Intelligence
K1 Psychological Well-Being
K1 Purpose in life
K1 Self-acceptance
K1 Dolor crónico
K1 inteligencia emocional
K1 bienestar psicológico percibida
K1 propósito en la vida
K1 autoaceptación
AB Chronic pain encompasses any condition or pathology that includes suffering frompain for a period of no less than three months that affects personal, work and familylife. Psychological well-being is one of the most affected aspects in people sufferingfrom chronic pain and the development of good emotional intelligence may be aprotective factor for this well-being. The aim of this study was to test whether thereare differences in Psychological Well-being and Perceived Emotional Intelligencebetween university students with chronic pain and those without pathologies, andto analyse whether Perceived Emotional Intelligence can explain the variability inthe psychological well-being of students with chronic pain. A total of 101 peopleparticipated in the study (mean age = 23 years; SD = 4.6), 53 with chronic pain and48 without previous pathologies. A descriptive-correlational study was conductedin which participants had to complete a survey on a voluntary basis. The resultsshowed differences in Self-acceptance and Purpose in life of psychological wellbeingand in Emotional Repair of Perceived Emotional Intelligence. In addition,a positive linear relationship was found between Emotional Repair and Self-Acceptance, Purpose in Life and Environmental Mastery scores in participants withchronic pain. The present study highlights the importance of emotional intelligence training in people with chronic pain for the development of psychological wellbeing.
PB European Journal of Education and Psychology
SN 1888-8992
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33518
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33518
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 11-nov-2026