RT journal article
T1 Emotional Intelligence and Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review
A1 Morales Sánchez, Lucía
A1 Brandão, T.
A1 Guil Bozal, Rocío
A2 Psicología
K1 Breast cancer
K1 Cancer
K1 Emotional intelligence
K1 Psycho-oncology
K1 Oncology
K1 Systematic review
AB Introduction: Emotional Intelligence (EI), defined as the ability to perceive, identify, understand, and regulate emotional states is related to health outcomes. In this line, some studies examined this personal resource in the cancer area and, specifically, in breast cancer. Also, the different models and measures have led to a categorisation considering the various construct-method pairings of EI. Despite the increased number of studies about EI in the breast cancer context, there are no systematic reviews that summarise the results obtained in the different investigations. Objectives: Hence, the present review aims: to identify and describe the measures that have been used for assessing EI within this field, and to summarise the main results regarding EI in terms of its predictors and outcomes, considering the instruments used to assess it. Methods: The PRISMA guidelines were followed. Database search was conducted in WOS, Scopus, Pubmed, and PSYCArticles. Results: A total of 156 articles were found and 21 met the eligibility criteria. On one hand, one of the most used instruments was the TMMS-24 framed within the self-report ability EI, followed by those framed within the self-report mixed EI. None of the studies measured EI by the performance-based ability EI perspective. On the other hand, EI was related to other variables such as psychological well-being, quality of life, resilience, workability, anxiety, and depression. The majority of the studies were cross-sectional, and some of them included an intervention. Conclusions: This review provides a comprehensive overview of the existing studies concerning EI in the context of breast cancer, highlighting some of its characteristics regarding design, participants, used measures, and related variables. Also, the obtained results can improve the clinical practice and the understanding of the EI as an influencing factor in the health and quality of life of breast cancer populations.
PB Elsevier Ltd
SN 2405-8440
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33579
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33579
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026