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Connections between Emotional Forecasting and the Components of a Person’s Intellectual-Personal Potential

Connections between Emotional Forecasting and the Components of a Person’s Intellectual-Personal Potential

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Recieved: 05/19/2025

Accepted: 11/06/2025

Published: 12/20/2025

Keywords: emotional forecasting; decision-making styles; emotional intelligence; attitude to uncertainty; intuition; rationality

Pages: 94-106

DOI: 10.11621/npj.2026.0108

Available online: 19.12.2025

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Savelieva, V.A., Kornilova, T.V. (2026). Connections between Emotional Forecasting and the Components of a Person’s Intellectual-Personal Potential. National Psychological Journal, 21(1) , 94-106. https://doi.org/10.11621/npj.2026.0108

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Savelieva, V.A. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Kornilova, T.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Abstract

Background. Forecasting is an important link in decision making (DM). Emotional forecasting involves both anticipating one’s own emotions in relation to a particular outcome of a situation and emotionally experiencing the expected events, including assessing their possibility. In personal regulation of DM, various components can reach the upper levels of process hierarchies, the connections with which will determine the features of forecasting processes. Clarification of these processes is relevant for understanding the emotional-personal regulation of DM.

Objective. The aim is to clarify the connections of emotional forecasting with emotional intelligence (as a personality trait), decision-making styles and attitude to uncertainty.

Study Participants. 212 university students aged 18 to 50 (Med = 20; Mage = 21.34; SD = 4.0) took part in the study.

Methods. The correlation research involved the “Future events situations” technique, the “Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire — TEIQue”, the “Rational-Experiential Inventory — REI” by S. Epstein, and the “Subjective Risk Intelligence Scale — SRIS”.

Results. Well-being and Self-control (EI scales), Self-efficacy in problem solving and the Decision-Making Style indicators, and Experiental engagement and Rational ability all act as the predictors for a “positive” forecast of events. Emotional vulnerability and Rational engagement were the predictors of a “negative” forecast. An increase in negative attitudes towards uncertainty was accompanied by an increase in “negative” forecasts.

Conclusions. Emotional intelligence, decision-making styles and positive attitude towards uncertainty are included in the regulation of emotional forecasting, demonstrating multiple connections with its features.

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Savelieva, V.A., Kornilova, T.V.. Connections between Emotional Forecasting and the Components of a Person’s Intellectual-Personal Potential. // National Psychological Journal 2026. 1. Pages94-106. doi: 10.11621/npj.2026.0108

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