The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence, Life Satisfaction, and Stress Management

Abstract

This study examines whether students' stress management levels from Azerbaijan and Turkey are predicted by life satisfaction and emotional intelligence and differ by gender. The research was conducted with the participation of 435 university students. The research data were obtained through the Emotional Intelligence Scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Coping with Stress Scale. The study results found that university students' emotional intelligence, life satisfaction, and stress management significantly differed by gender. In the path analysis, where stress management was the dependent variable, it was found that the combination of emotional intelligence and life satisfaction of the students in Azerbaijan did not predict stress management at a significant level, whereas for the students in Turkey, the combination of these two variables was shown to predict stress management at a significant level. Finally, it was observed that emotional intelligence and life satisfaction explained 18% of the variance in stress management.