Trait Emotional Intelligence (trait EI) is a constellation of correlated emotion-related traits that capture an individual's typical way of processing emotion-related information and reacting in emotional situations. Numerous studies have shown that trait EI is a significant predictor of both subjective and objective health. This correlational meta-analysis (k = 106, N = 45,262) aims to explore the behavioural and biological variables that could account for these effects. It also aims to provide a roadmap for future research by identifying what should be studied (pinpointing dead-end roads and promising paths) and how (methodological improvements needed to draw stronger conclusions). The results revealed large associations of trait EI with social support, sleep quality, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in challenging situations as well as medium associations with dietary habits, physical activity, and substance use. Other candidate pathways have given rise to much less research. Based on both theoretical predictions and preliminary findings, the paper categorises these pathways as promising or not promising. Future research would benefit from using more diverse samples, measuring behavioural variables more objectively, controlling for personality, and systematically examining to what extent changes in EI (e.g., following training) lead to changes in behaviours and/or biological parameters.

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将特质情商与健康联系起来的可能的行为和生物学变量的荟萃分析。

Trait Emotional Intelligence (trait EI) 是一组相关的情绪相关特征，这些特征捕捉了个人处理情绪相关信息和在情绪情境中做出反应的典型方式。大量研究表明，特质 EI 是主观和客观健康的重要预测指标。这种相关性荟萃分析（k = 106，N = 45,262）旨在探索可以解释这些影响的行为和生物学变量。它还旨在通过确定应该研究什么（确定死胡同和有希望的道路）以及如何研究（需要改进方法以得出更有力的结论），为未来的研究提供路线图。结果揭示了特质EI与社会支持、睡眠质量、和下丘脑 - 垂体 - 肾上腺轴活动在具有挑战性的情况下以及与饮食习惯，身体活动和物质使用的中等关联。其他候选途径引起的研究要少得多。基于理论预测和初步发现，本文将这些途径分为有希望或无希望。未来的研究将受益于使用更多样化的样本、更客观地测量行为变量、控制人格以及系统地检查 EI 的变化（例如，训练后）在多大程度上导致行为和/或生物参数的变化。基于理论预测和初步发现，本文将这些途径分为有希望或无希望。未来的研究将受益于使用更多样化的样本、更客观地测量行为变量、控制人格以及系统地检查 EI 的变化（例如，训练后）在多大程度上导致行为和/或生物参数的变化。基于理论预测和初步发现，本文将这些途径分为有希望或无希望。未来的研究将受益于使用更多样化的样本、更客观地测量行为变量、控制人格以及系统地检查 EI 的变化（例如，训练后）在多大程度上导致行为和/或生物参数的变化。