The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Effect of Perceived Social Support and Psychological Resilience on Adolescents’ Emotional and Behavioural Problems

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of emotional intelligence in the effect of perception of social support and psychological resilience on emotional and behavioural problems in adolescents. The research is a study in the relational screening model. This study, which was carried out in 2022, consists of a total of 650 adolescents, 395 girls and 255 boys, who were seen in high schools with different programs in a province in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey. The data of the study were obtained with the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, Psychological Resilience Attitude Skill Scale, Emotional Intelligence Trait Scale-Adolescent Short Form, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. The data were analyzed with Linear Regression and Hayes (Process) Analysis. According to the results of the study, it was found that perception of social support and psychological resilience predicted emotional and behavioural problems negatively and significantly; emotional intelligence had a full mediating role in the effect of perception of social support and psychological resilience on emotional and behavioural problems. According to the findings, perception of social support and psychological resilience have a significant effect on emotional and behavioural problems in adolescents and emotional intelligence has a mediating role in this effect.