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Dr. Maria-Jose Sanchez-Ruiz

Core Research team

Current role & background information

As the project lead, Maria-Jose shaped YEY based on research findings that highlight the significant impact of Trait Emotional Intelligence (Trait EI) on both academic performance and life satisfaction. In fact, she has been working on Personality and Individual Differences for over 12 years. She has a long-lasting collaboration with the Trait Emotional Intelligence Program at the University College of London and has extensively published on this subject.

During her tenure at the Lebanese American University, she has expanded the nomological network of Trait EI, validating its assessment exploring its associations with various mental health outcomes such as anxiety, depression, body image dissatisfaction, aggressiveness, coping mechanisms, and overall well-being.

 Project Principal Investigator (PI)

Background

  • PhD in Differenctial Psychology (Europeus Mention), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
  • MA in Clinical Psychology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
  • BA in Psychology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.

Research Faculty at the Lebanese American University

Research Contract “Ramón y Cajal” at Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain.

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