Objective: To explore the mediating effect of positive affect and self-efficacy on the influence of EI and self- leadership on stress coping. Methods: 575 students from two Chinese universities completed questionnaires that measured stress coping, self-leadership, emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and positive affect. Results: (1)Significant relation- ships were observed between active coping, self-leadership, emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and positive affect; (2) Self-efficacy fully mediated the relationship between emotio...