Relationships between Exercise as a Mood Regulation Strategy and Trait Emotional Intelligence

AuthorAndrew M. Laneen
Issued Date2010-11-30en
AbstractPurpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perception of emotional intelligence and beliefs in the extent to which exercising leads to mood-enhancement. Methods: Volunteer participants (N=315) completed a 33-item self-report measure of trait emotional intelligence and an exercise-mood regulation scale. Results: Emotional intelligence significantly correlated with beliefs that exercise could be used to regulate mood (r =0.45, P Conclusion: Findings demonstrate that using exercise to regulate mood relates significantly to emotional intelligence and suggest that individuals who use exercise to enhance mood report higher scores of emotional intelligence.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.34831en
KeywordSelf-regulationen
KeywordPsychological skillsen
KeywordWell-beingen
KeywordEmotionsen
KeywordMooden
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleRelationships between Exercise as a Mood Regulation Strategy and Trait Emotional Intelligenceen
TypeResearch Articleen

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