Two faces of emotional competence: Unique roles of intrapersonal and interpersonal skills in adaptive functioning
Two faces of emotional competence: Unique roles of intrapersonal and interpersonal skills in adaptive functioning
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Szczygieł, Dorota
Lin, Gao-Xian
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2026-01-16
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Personality and Individual Differences
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254
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1-15
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0191-8869
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2026-01-16
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Emotional competence (EC) encompasses a range of skills used to manage one's own emotions (intrapersonal EC) and to understand and respond to others' emotions (interpersonal EC). How do these theoretically distinct dimensions of EC relate to adaptive functioning? The present research reports three large-scale studies (N total = 2508 adults) using both cross-sectional and longitudinal designs. Our findings largely replicate previous research while extending it across a large community sample and multiple analytic approaches, suggesting that the distinction between intrapersonal and interpersonal EC remains a plausible and statistically supported framework for conceptualizing EC. Intrapersonal EC was consistently associated with indicators of personal adaptive functioning (e.g., emotion regulation, life satisfaction, subjective health, happiness, fewer depressive symptoms), whereas interpersonal EC showed more selective associations, particularly with relational outcomes such as satisfaction with relationship status. Loneliness was concurrently associated with both dimensions. Longitudinally, intrapersonal EC was prospectively associated with subsequent emotion regulation strategies and happiness. Overall, the findings suggest that intra- and interpersonal EC represent distinct yet complementary emotional resources that are differentially associated with personal and relational adaptation, refining theoretical models of EC and informing interventions to promote well-being and relational adjustment.
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Emotional competence
Emotional intelligence
Emotion regulation
Well-being
Loneliness
Relationship satisfaction
Profile of emotional competence
Emotional intelligence
Emotion regulation
Well-being
Loneliness
Relationship satisfaction
Profile of emotional competence
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Sustainable Development Goals
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