ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2025
The Interplay of Non-Verbal Intelligence and Cognitive Functions in Understanding Emotions in Preschool Children.
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- Role of emotional intelligence in schizophrenia: ability-based vs. self-reported assessment.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- Mapping the Emotional Mind: Development and Psychometric Validation of the SIER-C as a Multifactorial Structure with Two Higher-Order Factors Model of Emotional Intelligence and Resilience in School-Age Children.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objective: Emotions are known to play a vital role in the lives of children; however, not all children possess an equal understanding of emotions. This suggests the influence of cognitive abilities and functions on the development of emotion understanding during different developmental phases. This study aims to explore the link between non-verbal intelligence and emotion understanding in children. Also, it examines a mediation model to assess the extent to which cognitive functions mediate this link. Finally, it aims to compare the strength of mediation paths between boys and girls through testing a moderated mediation model. Methods: To test the research hypotheses, a sample of 272 children ( Results: The results suggested that there is a statistically positive relationship between non-verbal intelligence and emotion understanding. Also, the executive cognitive functions were positively associated with both non-verbal intelligence and emotion understanding. The results of multiple mediation analysis revealed that only the inhibition mediated the link between non-verbal intelligence and emotion understanding. Conclusion: These findings suggest that not all executive cognitive functions can explain the underlying mechanism between non-verbal intelligence and emotion understanding, however, inhibition emerged as the stronger mediator in this relationship.
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