Emotional intelligence predicting ego integrity in healthy older adults

A characteristic task in aging is the process of reevaluating and reflecting on one's life in order to give it meaning. The successful resolution of this task is defined as ego-integrity, and it is related to various psychological phenomena that foster the person's adaptation to change. Th...

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Published in:Aging & mental health 2023-04, Vol.27 (4), p.838-843
Main Authors: Meléndez, Juan C., Delhom, Iraida, Bueno-Pacheco, Alexandra, Reyes, Maria-Fernanda, Satorres, Encarnacion
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adults
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Aging - psychology
Coping
Coping strategies
Ego
Ego-integrity
Emotional Intelligence
Emotions
Female
Geriatric psychiatry
Hopelessness
Humans
Integrity
Mental depression
Mood
Morality
older adults
Older people
Older women
Problem solving
Self Concept
Statistical analysis
Statistical models
Structural equation modeling
Structural models
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Summary:A characteristic task in aging is the process of reevaluating and reflecting on one's life in order to give it meaning. The successful resolution of this task is defined as ego-integrity, and it is related to various psychological phenomena that foster the person's adaptation to change. The objective was to adapt an ego-integrity scale in a sample of older adults and study the relationships between emotional intelligence, coping strategies, and mood to find out whether they are predictors of ego-integrity. The sample included 401 healthy older adults (241 women; ages 65-95, M = 73.69, SD = 6.83). Statistical analyses included structural equation models. Northwestern Ego-integrity Scale 9-item was tested showing that a structure with two unrelated factors fitted the data well. The internal consistency was satisfactory (.82 integrity and .72 despair). Emotional intelligence positively predicted problem-focused adaptive coping strategies (problem solving and positive reassessment) and negatively predicted state of mind (depression and hopelessness), whereas adaptive coping positively predicted integrity, and mood predicted it negatively. Emotional intelligence skills, adaptive coping strategies, and mood largely determine the successful resolution of the ego integrity conflict and are relevant resources in successful aging.
ISSN:1360-7863
1364-6915
DOI:10.1080/13607863.2022.2068125