Divergent Roles of Emotional Intelligent Models in Technology-Related Behavioural Addictions: A Systematic Literature Review

Behavioural addictions caused by the contemporary developing technologies and technological devices, such as internet addiction, gaming disorder, problematic smartphone and social media use, holds a threat in the mental health and well-being of people from all age groups. Through a systematic review, we wish to synthesise the existing literature on the relationship between technology-related behavioural disorders and Emotional Intelligence (EI), a psychological construct known to play a protective role in many indicators of well-being. Because of the importance of distinguishing between different EI theories and measures, the review focuses on uncovering the potentially different roles of ability EI and trait EI. A search conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, APA PsychArticles and PsychINFO in May 2024 identified 43 articles.. The main finding reveals… Other results will be discussed with the focus on divergent roles of two main EI models. Conclusions from the current literature and directions for future studies will be provided by highlighting the critical issues to consider in EI research, conducted to explore its role in technology-related behavioural addictions