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November 18, 2025Psychological ReportsOpen Access

Pursuit of Happiness: The Relationship Between Adolescent Wellbeing, Psychological Distress, Problem Behaviours, and Emotional Intelligence

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JLJustine LomasCSCon StoughLDLuke Downey

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Linear regressions reveal Emotional Intelligence predicts wellbeing and psychological distress in adolescents, highlighting effective emotional regulation's role.

Key Points

  • To examine the relationships between Emotional Intelligence, wellbeing, psychological distress, and problem behaviours in adolescents.
  • Analyzed data from 422 adolescents to explore the correlation between Emotional Intelligence and wellbeing.
  • Conducted linear regressions to assess the impact of Emotional Intelligence on subjective and eudaimonic wellbeing.
  • Utilized hierarchical linear regressions to evaluate predictors of internalising and externalising problem behaviours considering gender.
  • Higher Emotional Intelligence is linked to improved subjective and eudaimonic wellbeing.
  • Increased emotional regulation correlates with reduced psychological distress.
  • Both internalising and externalising behaviours are predicted by subjective wellbeing and psychological distress.

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Lomas et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6924fef4c0ce034ddc351dd4https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251399175
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