Longitudinal studies are needed to examine the causal relationships between emotional intelligence, self-regulation, and well-being
Research gap analysis derived from 3 psychology papers in our local library.
The gap
Longitudinal studies are needed to examine the causal relationships between emotional intelligence, self-regulation, and well-being, - Studies should investigate the generalizability of the findings to other populations and contexts, - Research should examine the mechanisms by which emotional intelligence and self-regulation influence well-being
Evidence profile
Sourced from the future-work section and stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2025 and 2026, spanning 2 journals. Those papers have been cited 12 times in total.
Research trend
Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Emotional Intelligence, Self-Regulation, and Children’s Well-Being in Fourth-Grade Students: Cross-Sectional Associations from Türkiye (2026) · Journal of Intelligence · doi
Longitudinal studies are needed to examine the causal relationships between emotional intelligence, self-regulation, and well-being, - Studies should investigate the generalizability of the findings to other populations and contexts, - Research should examine the mechanisms by which emotional intelligence and self-regulation influence well-being
generalfuture-work sectionKeywords: longitudinal studies needed examine causal relationships between emotional - Predictors of Psychological Well-Being Among Pre-Service Teachers: Emotional Intelligence and Occupational Anxiety (2026) · Journal of Intelligence · doi
The study identifies a gap in the literature regarding the relationships between emotional intelligence, occupational anxiety, and psychological well-being in pre-service teachers. The research highlights the need for longitudinal or quasi-experimental evaluations of interventions targeting emotional intelligence and anxiety regulation in teacher education.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: study identifies gap literature regarding relationships between emotional - The influence of gender on the relationship between emotional intelligence and psychological well-being in Spanish university students (2025) · BMC Psychology · cited 12× · doi
The results also emphasise the importance of teaching emotional intelligence as a way to improve levels of well-being, irrespective of sex, although sex-related differences need to be examined more in depth in order to gain a better understanding of the role played by emotional intelligence, satisfaction with life, and eudaimonic well-being in the psychological and personal development of our students.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: emotional intelligence well emphasise importance teaching improve levels irrespective related differences need examined depth order
Questions about this gap
Explore this gap further
Run this gap as a query across open scholarly engines for the latest related literature.
Working on this gap? Review it with us.
AI Review reads your manuscript in one pass with 8 specialist agents, calibrated on 69K+ real peer reviews.
Tools for your next paper
Related gaps in Psychology
- The review was limited to non-clinical populationsThe review was limited to non-clinical populations, - interventions lacking explicit mindfulness components were excluded, - programs based…
- The literature does not adequately address how chatbotsThe literature does not adequately address how chatbots manage the reinforcement of cognitive biases. There is a lack of transparent…
- High to related [30]High to related [30]; however, study, we used CORT levels of glucocorticoids are closely associated with depression the underlying…
- The relationship between symptoms of depressionThe relationship between symptoms of depression and anxiety and disease progression in multiple sclerosis is unclear. There is a need to…