Finally
we investigated whether positive and negative affect serve as potential mediators between ability EI and life satisfaction
Our results showed that positive and negative affect fully mediated the relationship between EI and life satisfaction
In short
our findings suggest that increased positive affect and reduced negative affect might be mechanisms through which EI impacts upon life satisfaction judgments
In other words
people with high EI might be satisfied with their lives because they are able to frequently experience pleasant or positive emotions and/or because they infrequently experience unpleasant or negative emotions