Satisfaction with social support as a mediating resource between trait emotional intelligence and self-care agency among healthcare professionals: a cross-sectional study in Spain

Healthcare professionals are exposed to occupational stressors that threaten their well-being. Supporting healthcare professionals’ self-care is important in demanding clinical environments. Trait emotional intelligence (EI) and interpersonal resources may be relevant to self-care agency, but the pathways linking these factors remain insufficiently understood. This study examined the associations of trait EI with self-care agency, focusing on the potential mediating roles of dispositional mindfulness and satisfaction with social support. This cross-sectional study included healthcare professio