Reducing Life Dissatisfaction by Ecological Intelligence: Psychological and Psychopathological Implications
Pasquale Caponnetto1, 2, *
, Lucio Inguscio3
, Maria Riolo2
, Marilena Maglia1, 2
, Carlo Lai3
1 Department of Internal and Emergency Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
2 Department of Educational Science, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
3 Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Abstract
Background:
Our planet’s recent ecologic perturbation solicited the researchers to deepen their analysis of environmental impacts. The concept of Life Satisfaction (LS) described as the degree to which a person positively evaluates the overall quality of his/her life as-a-whole.
Objective:
This study examined the relationship between ecological intelligence and perceived life satisfaction.
Materials and Methods:
1025 adult males and females were selected for the study through an online announcement. The research was carried out in a single phase and participants completed Life Satisfaction and Ecological Intelligence questionnaires.
Results:
A statistically meaningful and satisfying outcome emerged from the relationship between Life Satisfaction and Ecological Intelligence. Additional important final results marked a positive relationship between Ecological Intelligence and the education level.
Conclusion:
The conclusions of statistical interpretation of the data highlight the urge to revitalize the citizens’ sense of respect of the environment, in order to reach two fundamental aims of mankind life: to love our own planet and to feel calm along one’s own life path.
Keywords: Ecological intelligence, Life satisfaction, Correlation, Health psychology, Clinical psychology, Intelligence.
Article Information
Article History:
Received Date: 20/12/2019
Revision Received Date: 30/03/2020
Acceptance Date: 07/04/2020
Electronic publication date: 21/05/2020
Collection year: 2020
© 2020 Caponnetto et al.
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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Internal and Emergency Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy;
Tel: +84-2438588003; E-mail: p.caponnetto@unict.it
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