EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE'S CONTRIBUTION TO MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING

EI would help improve the mental health and well-being of an individual by affecting the emotions, effecting emotion regulation, and making social relationships better. This study used the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue) to explore the roles of understanding and adaptability toward emotional intelligence. The results indicated that understanding was the strongest predictor of cognitive thinking (B = 0.572, p <0.001), depending on adaptability (B = 0.198, p = 0.039), and both add to the model (R² = 4.8%). Further correlational analyses revealed a positive relationship between cognitive, emotional and adaptive skills, reinforcing their interaction with cognitive functions. These results necessitate the development of cognitive skills since they are very important to improve cognitive and executive functions which will ultimately help improve health and social well-being. Policy recommendations in this area include mindfulness training for educational curricula, workplaces, and mental health service delivery agencies as having great prospect in creating understanding and cohesion. Future research should address the psychological and culturally determined nature of cognitive thinking to create more sophisticated interventions for improving mental health.