Emotional intelligence and problem solving skills in individuals who attempted suicide

•The total EIS and emotional awareness, emotion management, self-motivation, empathy and relationship control subscale scores of the patient group were significantly lower.•It was observed that these individuals experienced more difficulty in solving problems when compared to healthy individuals.•Em...

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Published in:Journal of clinical neuroscience 2020-04, Vol.74, p.120-123
Main Authors: Korkmaz, Sevda, Danacı Keleş, Denizhan, Kazgan, Aslı, Baykara, Sema, Gürkan Gürok, Mehmet, Feyzi Demir, Caner, Atmaca, Murad
Format: Article
Language:English
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Anxiety
Depression
Emotional intelligence
Problem-solving
Suicide attempt
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Summary:•The total EIS and emotional awareness, emotion management, self-motivation, empathy and relationship control subscale scores of the patient group were significantly lower.•It was observed that these individuals experienced more difficulty in solving problems when compared to healthy individuals.•Emotional intelligence levels increased, their problem-solving skills increased as well. Based on our clinical observations, low emotional intelligence level and problem-solving skills may have play a role in suicide attempts. The present study is aimed to investigate the emotional intelligence levels and the correlation between problem solving skills and suicide attempts in individuals who already attempted suicide. The study was conducted on twenty-five individuals who attempted suicide and 25 healthy controls with similar sociodemographic characteristics. All participants were asked to fill in the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Problem-Solving Inventory (PSI) and Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS). It was determined that the patient group BAI scores and BDI scores were significantly higher when compared to the control group (p 
ISSN:0967-5868
1532-2653
DOI:10.1016/j.jocn.2020.02.023