Ego Defensive Styles as Predictors of Emotional Intelligence and the Effects of Demographic Characteristics on Defensive Styles and Emotional Intelligence

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In this study, we first investigated the relationships between gender, age, and academic educational level of Iranian employees, as well as their ego defense styles and emotional intelligence, using a multivariate analysis of variance. Secondly, we examined the hypothesis that the ego defense styles (mature, neurotic, and immature) can predict the components of the Bar-On model of emotional intelligence with multiple regression models. The results showed that age and gender had a significant effect on ego defense styles, and age is a stress management facilitator. There were big differences between employees with different grade point averages on the ego defense styles questionnaire and the five main parts of the Bar-On model: general mood, stress management, adaptability, interpersonal, and total emotional intelligence scores.

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