The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Happiness in Middle School Students: The Sequential Mediating Effect of Self-Efficacy and Resilience

This study was conducted to examine the sequential mediating effects of self-efficacy and resilience on the relationship between emotional intelligence and happiness of middle school students. For this purpose, 542 middle school students were surveyed using the scale of each variable, and the collected data were analyzed through correlation analysis, regression analysis, and bootstrapping. As a result of the analysis, first, a significant positive correlation between variables was confirmed. Second, sequential mediating effects were also found to be significant, which means that they have sequential effects. In other words, it is necessary to examine emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and resilience together to improve the happiness of middle school students. Based on the results, basic data were provided for the development of programs to help improve the happiness of middle school students, various discussion points. The implications and limitations of this study were discussed.