دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی درس احساسات در خانواده: نقش هوش هیجانی در بین رابطه ی خیرخواهی و رضایت از زندگی - وایلی 2018

This study investigated the relationships between reciprocal filial piety beliefs, emotional intelligence, and life satisfaction among Taiwanese young adults. A total of 481 college students from Taiwan were recruited for the study. Structural equation modelling was employed to analyze the data. The analysis produced the following results. First, reciprocal filial piety was positively related to all of the four types of emotional intelligence: self-emotional appraisal (SEA), others’ emotional appraisal (OEA), regulation of emotion (ROE), and use of emotion (UOE). Second, both ROE and UOE had a positive association with life satisfaction whereas SEA and OEA had a nonsignificant association with life satisfaction. Third, the two types of emotional intelligence, ROE and UOE, mediated the relation between reciprocal filial piety and young adults’ life satisfaction. The findings suggest that reciprocal filial piety, representing high-quality interaction between children and parents, can facilitate individuals’ ability to control and use their emotions, which in turn improves their life satisfaction.

Discussion

Our findings have some theoretical and practical contribution. First, most previous research used parenting styles to explore the effect of family factors on individuals’ emotional intelligence. However, the construct of parenting styles fails to consider the cultural uniqueness of parent– child interactions and ignores children’s beliefs about their parent–child interactions from the children’s perspective. The present study examined one type of filial piety, reciprocal filial piety, to more accurately represent Chinese adult children’s beliefs about their interaction quality with their parents and how it helps shape one’s emotional intelligence. Furthermore, despite the positive implication of reciprocal filial piety on individual psychological outcomes in research, the mechanism is still unclear. The present study empirically examined and supported the mediating role of emotional intelligence in the relation between reciprocal filial piety and life satisfaction. Our findings suggest that Chinese young adults who interact with their parents based on intimacy, reciprocity, and gratitude tend to have better emotional intelligence, including better emotional appraisal and emotional regulation, so that they have better life satisfaction.