Abstract
Objective
To investigate whether emotional intelligence (EI) skills measured via the Perceiving,
Understanding, and Managing Emotions branches of the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional
Intelligence Test V2.0 are associated with community integration (CI) and return to
work (RTW) after moderate-to-severe acquired brain injury (ABI), after accounting
for other established predictors.
Design
Retrospective cohort study.
Setting
Outpatient follow-up services within 2 specialist ABI rehabilitation centers in Melbourne,
Australia.
Participants
Individuals (N=82) with moderate-to-severe ABI discharged from inpatient rehabilitation
and living in the community (2mo to 7y postinjury).
Intervention
Not applicable.
Main Outcome Measures
Community Integration Questionnaire scores for the total sample (N=82; age range 18-80)
and RTW status (employed vs not employed) for the subset of participants employed
prior to ABI (n=71; age range 19-66).
Results
Hierarchical logistic and multiple regression analyses were used to examine the unique
contribution of Perceiving, Understanding, and Managing Emotions scores to RTW and
CI, after controlling for demographic, injury-related, psychological, and cognitive
predictors. As a set, the 3 EI variables did not explain incremental variance in outcomes.
However, individually, Understanding Emotions predicted RTW (adjusted odds ratio=3.10,
P=.03), χ2 (12)=35.52, P<.001, and Managing Emotions predicted CI (β=0.23, P=.036), F12,69=5.14, P<.001.
Conclusion
Although the EI constructs in combination did not improve prediction beyond the effects
of established variables, individual components of strategic EI may be important for
specific participation outcomes after ABI.
Keywords
List of abbreviations:
ABI (acquired brain injury), CI (community integration), CIQ (Community Integration Questionnaire), EI (emotional intelligence), GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale), MSCEIT (Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test), OR (odds ratio), RTW (return to work), WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: August 06, 2018
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Supported by the Windermere Foundation Limited.
Disclosures: none.
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