“…Nevertheless, in adolescents, evidence suggests that lower TEI can be linked to poorer adjustment through increased use of avoidant and emotional coping styles (but not decreased use of problemfocussed styles) -when 'adjustment' is indexed via general psychological distress (Chan, 2005), engagement in self-harming behaviours , and self-reported externalising and internalising symptoms (Downey, Johnston, Hansen, Birney, & Stough, 2010). Studies exploring the interactive effects of EI and coping on mental health are markedly absent (investigations of predictive utility are the norm), though in an adult, occupational context, it would appear AEI does not modify either 'surface-acting' or 'deepacting' coping to impact emotional exhaustion (Peng, Wong, & Che, 2010).…”