Emotional intelligence as a mediator of craving and the risk of relapse in adults in treatment for alcohol consumption

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https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.38.3.152.4

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addiction, alcohol, craving, emotional intelligence, relapse

Abstract

Objectives: to analyze the effect of craving on the risk of relapse in adults undergoing alcohol treatment, considering the Perceived Emotional Intelligence (PEI) as a mediator.

Materials and methods: descriptive, cross-sectional, predictive study, model checking with mediation analysis. The sample consisted of 274 adults interned in Rehabilitation Centers against Addictions (CRCA). The instruments used were a Sociodemographic Data Card, Alcohol Craving Questionnaire, Emotional Quotient Inventory and Questionnaire of Variables Predictors of Abandonment and Adherence to Treatment.

Results: There is an inverse relationship between PEI, the risk of relapse (r = -, 381, p <.001) and craving (r = -, 354, p <.001). Craving and risk of relapse were positively related (r =. 218, p <.001). A significant total effect of craving on the risk of relapse is reported when mediated by EI, which explains 11% of the variance (B = .1389; t =, 5.688; p <.001).

Conclusions: the results of this study indicate that PEI is inversely associated with craving and risk of relapse, and that PEI plays a significant role as a mediator in this relationship. This suggests the notion that people with high PEI levels have more resources to manage their emotions, which could help reduce craving behaviors and consequently, suffer a lower risk of relapse into alcohol consumption.

Key words: addiction, alcohol, craving, emotional intelligence, relapse.

Author Biographies

  • Julia Lizeth Villarreal Mata, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México

    Doctora, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México. Coordinadora de Cirugía Ambulatoría, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”. lizethvillarrealmata@gmail.com

  • Martín Sánchez-Gómez, Universitat Jaume I, España

    Doctor, Universitat Jaume I, España. Profesor e Investigador, Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva, Educativa, Social y Metodología - Universitat Jaume I, España. martin.gomez@unir.net

  • Edna Idalia Paulina Navarro-Oliva, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, México

    Doctora, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México.Profesora e Investigadora, Facultad de Enfermería “Dr. Santiago Valdés Galindo”, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, México.

  • María Magdalena Alonso Castillo, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México

    Doctora, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México. Profesora e Investigadora Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México. enavarro@uadec.edu.mx

  • Francisco Rafael Guzmán Facundo, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México

    Doctor, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México. Profesor e Investigador, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México. magdalena.alonsoc@uanl.mx

  • Karla Selene López García, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México

    Doctora, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México. Profesora e Investigadora, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México.
    francisco.guzamanfc@uanl.edu.mx.

  • Edgar Bresó Esteve, Universitat Jaume I, España

    Doctor, Universitat Jaume I, España. Profesor e Investigador, Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva, Educativa, Social y Metodología - Universitat Jaume I, España. breso@uji.es

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2022-12-01

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Emotional intelligence as a mediator of craving and the risk of relapse in adults in treatment for alcohol consumption. (2022). SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL SALUD UNINORTE, 38(3), 729-741. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.38.3.152.4

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