The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Depression among Chinese University Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Forgiveness and Psychological Resilience

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The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Depression among Chinese University Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Forgiveness and Psychological Resilience

Jiayu Li 1 , Roufan Mi 2 , Yibing Wang 3*
  • 1 School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China    
  • 2 Faculty of business, City University of Macau, Macau,999078, China    
  • 3 Department of physical education, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, Hainan, China    
  • *corresponding author 202009110147@hainnu.edu.cn
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Abstract

This study aims to explore the implication of emotional intelligence on depression and the mediating role of resilience and forgiveness among Chinese college students. Participants(N=291) were asked to complete the “Emotional Intelligence Scale”, “Psychological Resilience Scale”, “The Forgiveness Scale”, and “The Flow Centre Depression Scale”. The correlation analysis shows a positive correlation between depression and emotional intelligence, psychological resilience, and forgiveness. The chain mediation effect analysis shows that emotional intelligence indirectly affects depression through psychological resilience and forgiveness, psychological resilience and forgiveness play a fully mediating role, and emotional intelligence depends on psychological resilience and forgiveness and helps to reduce depression. Therefore, it is recommended that college students improve emotional intelligence, promote psychological resilience, increase control over emotions as well as learn forgiveness and self-forgiveness, avoid impulsive emotions, reduce depressive episodes, and achieve a reduced risk of suicide.

Keywords:

Emotional intelligence, Depressed mood, Psychological resilience, Forgiveness

Li,J.;Mi,R.;Wang,Y. (2023). The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Depression among Chinese University Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Forgiveness and Psychological Resilience. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,6,605-611.
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[4]. Xie, Y.X., Fan, S.Q. The effects of stress perception, emotional intelligence, and psychological resilience on life satisfaction among college students[J]. Chinese Journal of Health Psychology, 2014, 22(5): 697-699.

[5]. Song, L.P., Bai, X.J., Wang, M.J., et al. The relationship between psychological resilience and emotional intelligence and automatic thinking in patients with the early adult depressive disorder[J]. Chinese Journal of Health Psychology, 2017, 25(2): 188-191.

[6]. Luo, C.M., Huang, X.T. Forgiveness and mental health[J]. Chinese Journal of Mental Health,2004,18(10):742-744.

[7]. Hu, S.M., Zhang, A.Q., Zhong, H., Jia, Y.J. A study on interpersonal forgiveness and revenge psychology and its relationship with depression among second-year college students[J]. Psychological Development and Education,2005(01):104-108.

[8]. Sudirman, S A, Suud, F. M, Rouzi, K. S, et al. Forgiveness and happiness through resilience[J]. Mental health, 2019, 53: 0.

[9]. Anderson, Maureen A. The relationship among resilience, forgiveness, and anger expression in adolescents.[D]．The University of Maine.,2006

[10]. Cheavens, J. S., Cukrowicz, K. C., Hansen R, Mitchell SM. Incorporating Resilience Factors Into the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide: The Role of Hope and Self-Forgiveness in an Older Adult Sample. J Clin Psychol. 2016 Jan;72(1):58-69. DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22230. Epub 2015 Oct 8. PMID: 26448342.

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Li,J.;Mi,R.;Wang,Y. (2023). The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Depression among Chinese University Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Forgiveness and Psychological Resilience. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,6,605-611.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies (ICIHCS 2022), Part 5

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Conference date: 18 December 2022
Series: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
Volume number: Vol.6
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References

[1]. Zhai, W.H., Zhang, Q., Yan, J. Meta-analysis of the detection rate of depressive symptoms and related factors among Chinese university students before and after the new crown pneumonia epidemic[J]. China School,Health, 2022,43(07) :1055-1060.DOI:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.07.023.

[2]. Costa, H, Ripoll, P, Sánchez, M, et al. Emotional intelligence and self-efficacy: Effects on psychological well-being in college students[J]. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 2013, 16.

[3]. Li, J, Li, P. Research progress of psychological resilience in depressed patients[J]. Journal of Psychiatry,2014,27(03):235-237.

[4]. Xie, Y.X., Fan, S.Q. The effects of stress perception, emotional intelligence, and psychological resilience on life satisfaction among college students[J]. Chinese Journal of Health Psychology, 2014, 22(5): 697-699.

[5]. Song, L.P., Bai, X.J., Wang, M.J., et al. The relationship between psychological resilience and emotional intelligence and automatic thinking in patients with the early adult depressive disorder[J]. Chinese Journal of Health Psychology, 2017, 25(2): 188-191.

[6]. Luo, C.M., Huang, X.T. Forgiveness and mental health[J]. Chinese Journal of Mental Health,2004,18(10):742-744.

[7]. Hu, S.M., Zhang, A.Q., Zhong, H., Jia, Y.J. A study on interpersonal forgiveness and revenge psychology and its relationship with depression among second-year college students[J]. Psychological Development and Education,2005(01):104-108.

[8]. Sudirman, S A, Suud, F. M, Rouzi, K. S, et al. Forgiveness and happiness through resilience[J]. Mental health, 2019, 53: 0.

[9]. Anderson, Maureen A. The relationship among resilience, forgiveness, and anger expression in adolescents.[D]．The University of Maine.,2006

[10]. Cheavens, J. S., Cukrowicz, K. C., Hansen R, Mitchell SM. Incorporating Resilience Factors Into the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide: The Role of Hope and Self-Forgiveness in an Older Adult Sample. J Clin Psychol. 2016 Jan;72(1):58-69. DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22230. Epub 2015 Oct 8. PMID: 26448342.

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