01449nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001800042653002700060653002700087653001400114653002500128653001300153100002300166700003800189245010400227856007200331300001200403490000700415520079500422022001401217       2018                            d  cjulbElsevier10aEmotional intelligence10aSatisfaction with life10aAdulthood10aEmotional regulation10aValidity1 aCésar Merino-Soto1 aCarmen Graciela Ruiz-del Castillo00aExploring the link between the emotional intelligence and satisfaction with life in Peruvian adults  uhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1134793717300921  a140-1430 v243 aEmotional intelligence and satisfaction with life can be differentially related, since it is multidimensional and, in sociocultural contexts like Peru, there are few studies about it with these constructs analyzed separately and, even less jointly. This study is aimed at analyzing the association between both constructs based on the methodology of structural equations. 140 people age 16 to 62 participated in the Wong-Law Emotional Intelligence Scale and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) survey. The survey showed a good structural validity of the instruments and suitable reliability instruments (>.70). The use of emotions construct was only the most influential in SWLS (variance explained=12%); sex and age had trivial influence. The consequences of the results are discussed.  a1134-7937