01582nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653002700118653002300145653001400168653001500182100001700197700001400214700001100228245017000239300001000409490000700419520091000426022001401336020001401350       2005                            d  c01/2005bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aEmotional intelligence10aVital satisfaction10aHappiness10aengagement1 aN. Extremera1 aA. Durán1 aL. Rey00aPerceived emotional intelligence and its influence on vital satisfaction, subjective happiness and engagement in professionals who work with mentally retarded people  a63-730 v113 aThis study examines the relationship among the levels of perceived emotional intelligence and vital satisfaction, subjective happiness and engagement in a sample of human service professionals who work with mentally retarded people. Data were collected by the Trait Meta-Mood Scale for perceived emotional intelligence (Salovey et al., 1995), by the Satisfaction With Life Scale (Diener et al., 1985), by the Subjective Happiness Scale (Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999) and by the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (Schaufeli et al., 2002). In general, results showed that components of perceived emotional intelligence predicted better personal well-being (higher vital satisfaction and subjective happiness) and positive dimensions of engagement (dedication and absorption). Moreover, significant relationships among vital satisfaction and subjective happiness with different dimensions of engagement were found.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437