In building on the results of the regression analyses, there is support for the claim that emotion
management is part of the ability related to EI (Mayer et al., 2000). The positive contribution of
Alexithymia and the negative contribution of Emotional Stability toward the explanation of AIM
suggested, in line with previous research (Eisenberg et al., 1994), that some form of inhibition
control increases with higher intensity and variability in affective reactions. In short, these results
bear strong resemblance to the notion of the nature of emotion management as involving strategies
to influence which emotions to experience, as well as when and how to express them (see
Gross, 1998, for an overview). The Schutte sub-scales similarly suggest that a heightened reactivity
to environmental stimuli may be functional for perceiving implicit demands to emit specific
forms of emotional or social behavior.