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Durham MRP, Smith R, Cloonan S, Hildebrand LL, Woods-Lubert R, Skalamera J, Berryhill SM, Weihs KL, Lane RD, Allen JJB, Dailey NS, Alkozei A, Vanuk JR, Killgore WDS. Development and validation of an online emotional intelligence training program. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1221817. [PMID: 37663347 PMCID: PMC10470876 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1221817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Introduction Emotional intelligence (EI) is associated with a range of positive health, wellbeing, and behavioral outcomes. The present article describes the development and validation of an online training program for increasing EI abilities in adults. The training program was based on theoretical models of emotional functioning and empirical literature on successful approaches for training socioemotional skills and resilience. Methods After an initial design, programming, and refinement process, the completed online program was tested for efficacy in a sample of 326 participants (72% female) from the general population. Participants were randomly assigned to complete either the EI training program (n = 168) or a matched placebo control training program (n = 158). Each program involved 10-12 hours of engaging online content and was completed during either a 1-week (n = 175) or 3-week (n = 151) period. Results Participants who completed the EI training program showed increased scores from pre- to post-training on standard self-report (i.e., trait) measures of EI (relative to placebo), indicating self-perceived improvements in recognizing emotions, understanding emotions, and managing the emotions of others. Moreover, those in the EI training also showed increased scores in standard performance-based (i.e., ability) EI measures, demonstrating an increased ability to strategically use and manage emotions relative to placebo. Improvements to performance measures also remained significantly higher than baseline when measured six months after completing the training. The training was also well-received and described as helpful and engaging. Discussion Following a rigorous iterative development process, we created a comprehensive and empirically based online training program that is well-received and engaging. The program reliably improves both trait and ability EI outcomes and gains are sustained up to six months post-training. This program could provide an easy and scalable method for building emotional intelligence in a variety of settings.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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Petrides KV, Perazzo MF, Pérez-Díaz PA, Jeffrey S, Richardson HC, Sevdalis N, Ahmad N. Trait Emotional Intelligence in Surgeons. Front Psychol 2022; 13:829084. [PMID: 35360622 PMCID: PMC8961655 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.829084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Trait emotional intelligence (trait EI or trait emotional self-efficacy) concerns people's perceptions of their emotional functioning. Two studies investigated this construct in surgeons and comparison occupations. We hypothesized that trait EI profiles would differ both within surgical specialties as well as between them and other professions. Study 1 (N = 122) compared the trait EI profiles of four different surgical specialties (General, Orthopedic, Head and Neck, and Miscellaneous surgical specialties). There were no significant differences amongst these specialties or between consultant surgeons and trainees in these specialties. Accordingly, the surgical data were combined into a single target sample (N = 462) that was compared against samples of engineers, executives and senior managers, lawyers, junior military managers, nurses, and salespeople. Surgeons scored significantly higher on global trait EI than junior military managers, but lower than executives and senior managers, salespeople, and nurses. There were no significant differences vis-à-vis engineers or lawyers. A MANOVA confirmed a similar pattern of differences in the four trait EI factors (Wellbeing, Self-control, Sociability, and Emotionality). Global trait EI scores correlated strongly with single-question measures of job satisfaction (r = 0.47) and job performance (r = 0.46) in the surgical sample. These findings suggest that interventions to optimize the trait EI profiles of surgeons can be helpful in relation to job satisfaction, job performance, and overall psychological wellbeing.
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- K V Petrides
- London Psychometric Laboratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Psychology, Austral University of Chile, Puerto Montt, Chile
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- Steve Jeffrey International FZE LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Otolaryngology, James Cook University Hospital, Cleveland, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Implementation Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Otolaryngology, James Cook University Hospital, Cleveland, United Kingdom
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Sambol S, Suleyman E, Scarfo J, Ball M. Distinguishing between trait emotional intelligence and the five-factor model of personality: additive predictive validity of emotional intelligence for negative emotional states. Heliyon 2022; 8:e08882. [PMID: 35265757 PMCID: PMC8899697 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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There is ongoing debate on the utility of trait emotional intelligence and whether it is distinguishable from the five-factor model of personality. In study 1, we investigated the incremental validity of trait emotional intelligence in predicting negative emotional states, after controlling for the five-factor model personality traits. The TEIQue, Mini-IPIP, and DASS-21 were administered to a community based Australian sample. Three significant predictive models emerged: (1) wellbeing, and neuroticism predicting depression; (2) emotionality, and neuroticism predicting anxiety; and (3) self-control, and neuroticism predicting stress. In Study 2, we further explored the relationship between TEIQue domains, neuroticism, and negative emotional states. Three partial mediation models were found: (1) wellbeing mediated the relationship between neuroticism and depression; (2) emotionality mediated the relationship between neuroticism and anxiety; and (3) self-control mediated the relationship between neuroticism and stress. The findings highlight that trait emotional intelligence is related to, and yet distinct from extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, and openness. They also provide support for the incremental validity of the TEIQue domains in predicting depression, anxiety, and stress, beyond the five-factor model personality traits in a community based Australian sample, with the domains of trait emotional intelligence potentially operating as protective factors from pervasive negative moods.
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- Stjepan Sambol
- Institute for Health and Sport (IHES), Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Health and Sport (IHES), Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Health and Sport (IHES), Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Health and Sport (IHES), Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Kopp A, Reichert M, Jekauc D. Trait and Ability Emotional Intelligence and Its Impact on Sports Performance of Athletes. Sports (Basel) 2021; 9:60. [PMID: 34068536 DOI: 10.3390/sports9050060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Emotional intelligence (EI) is considered a determinant of sports performance. Two opposing perspectives have been discussed in the theoretical discourse on EI: EI as an ability versus EI as a trait, both widely differing in content and method of assessment. Previous applied sport psychology research is characterized by a heterogeneous use of different conceptualizations and measurements of EI. However, evidence for the superiority of an EI concept does not exist. This study directly compares the ability and trait EI concepts in the relationship with athletic performance. An online survey was conducted (response rate = 19%). Participants completed the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test, the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form, a list of questions about biographical information as well as information related to sports performance and sport participation. We used regression analyses and controlled type of sports to investigate how sports performance is influenced by EI. Trait EI positively predicted self-assessment of athletes' performance (B = 1.02; p < 0.01) whereby ability EI did not predict any outcome of sports performance. The effect of trait EI was independent of the ability EI. Overall, the result indicates some evidence for the superiority of the trait EI in applied sports psychology.
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Fiorilli C, Farina E, Buonomo I, Costa S, Romano L, Larcan R, Petrides KV. Trait Emotional Intelligence and School Burnout: The Mediating Role of Resilience and Academic Anxiety in High School. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:E3058. [PMID: 32354010 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17093058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The main aim of the current study was to investigate the role of trait emotional intelligence (TEI) in preventing students’ school burnout directly and indirectly via anxiety and academic resilience. The data were derived from a sample of 1235 high school students (962 females and 273 males), ranging in age between 13 and 17 years (mean = 15.46; stand deviation = 1.22). Structural equation modelling revealed a strong indirect effect of TEI on school burnout, mediated via anxiety and resilience. Overall, students with high TEI were less likely to experience school anxiety and more likely to exhibit resilience which, in turn, reduced school burnout risk. Findings are discussed with reference to the wider role of TEI in educational contexts and highlight the need and potential for scientifically driven interventions to enhance emotional adjustment at school and in life, more generally.
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Chirumbolo A, Picconi L, Morelli M, Petrides KV. The Assessment of Trait Emotional Intelligence: Psychometric Characteristics of the TEIQue-Full Form in a Large Italian Adult Sample. Front Psychol 2019; 9:2786. [PMID: 30705660 PMCID: PMC6344417 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Trait Emotional Intelligence (or trait emotional self-efficacy) is a constellation of emotional perceptions assessed through questionnaires and rating scales (Petrides et al., 2007b). This paper examined the psychometric features of the Trait Emotional Questionnaire Full Form (TEIQue-FF; Petrides, 2009b) in the Italian context. Incremental validity in the prediction of depression and anxiety was also tested with respect to the Big Five. Participants were 1343 individuals balanced for gender (690 females and 653 males) whose mean age was 29.65 years (SD = 13.64, range 17-74 years). They completed a questionnaire battery containing the TEIQue and measures of the Big Five, depression, and anxiety (both trait and state). Results indicated that the performance of the TEIQue-FF in the Italian context was comparable to the original United Kingdom version as regards its reliability and factor structure. Moreover, the instrument showed incremental validity in the prediction of depression and state-trait anxiety after controlling for the Big Five.
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- Antonio Chirumbolo
- Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Health, and Territorial Sciences, D’Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- London Psychometric Laboratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Li M, Pérez-Díaz PA, Mao Y, Petrides KV. A Multilevel Model of Teachers' Job Performance: Understanding the Effects of Trait Emotional Intelligence, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Trust. Front Psychol 2018; 9:2420. [PMID: 30555401 PMCID: PMC6283976 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Research on the role of trait emotional intelligence (trait EI; Petrides, 2001) relating to teaching performance has emerged as an important topic. The present study proposes a multilevel model of teachers' trait EI in relation to their job performance, which simultaneously addresses the mediating role of job satisfaction and the influences of school-level factors (i.e., organizational trust and principals' trait EI). Results from a sample of 881 teachers and 37 principals in Chinese primary schools showed that job satisfaction partially mediated the positive relationship between teachers' trait EI and their job performance. In addition, the findings demonstrated a cross-level moderated mediating effect, with the indirect effect of teachers' trait EI on job performance (via job satisfaction) becoming stronger for teachers working in schools with lower levels of organizational trust. The hypothesized role of principals' trait EI on teachers' job performance was not supported. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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- Mingwei Li
- Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
- London Psychometric Laboratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- London Psychometric Laboratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Psychology, Southern University of Chile, Puerto Montt, Chile
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- Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- London Psychometric Laboratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Aslanidou GS, Petrides KV, Stogiannidou A. Trait Emotional Intelligence Profiles of Parents With Drug Addiction and of Their Offspring. Front Psychol 2018; 9:1633. [PMID: 30233468 PMCID: PMC6135073 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study examines the relationship between trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) and general health (General Health; GHQ-28) in two samples of Greek parents with (n = 52; Mage = 39.78; SDage = 6.68; 41 men and 11 women) and without (n = 51; Mage = 43.53; SDage = 4.61; 40 men and 11 women) addiction problems. In addition, it compares the trait EI scores of their offspring (N = 81; Mage = 11.71; SDage = 2.15; 51 boys and 30 girls). Results showed that parents with drug addiction exhibited lower levels of trait EI and poorer general health than peers. In addition, global trait EI and two of its subscales, Well-being and Emotionality, had stronger correlations with depression in the addiction than in the comparison group. Well-being was a significant predictor of general health and its subscales (Somatic symptoms, Anxiety/insomnia, Social dysfunction, and severe depression) in both groups. No differences were found between the offspring of the two groups.
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van der Linden D, Schermer JA, de Zeeuw E, Dunkel CS, Pekaar KA, Bakker AB, Vernon PA, Petrides KV. Overlap Between the General Factor of Personality and Trait Emotional Intelligence: A Genetic Correlation Study. Behav Genet 2018; 48:147-154. [PMID: 29264815 PMCID: PMC5846839 DOI: 10.1007/s10519-017-9885-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A previous meta-analysis (Van der Linden et al., Psychol Bull 143:36-52, 2017) showed that the General Factor of Personality (GFP) overlaps with ability as well as trait emotional intelligence (EI). The correlation between trait EI and the GFP was so high (ρ = 0.88) in that meta-analysis that these two may be considered virtually identical constructs. The present study builds on these findings by examining whether the strong phenotypic correlation between the GFP and trait EI has a genetic component. In a sample of monozygotic and dizygotic twins, the heritability estimates for the GFP and trait EI were 53 and 45%, respectively. Moreover, there was a strong genetic correlation of r = .90 between the GFP and trait EI. Additional analyses suggested that a substantial proportion of the genetic correlations reflects non-additive genetic effects (e.g., dominance and epistasis). These findings are discussed in light of evolutionary accounts of the GFP.
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- Dimitri van der Linden
- Department of Psychology, Education, and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 9104, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Management and Organizational Studies, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Western Illinois University, Macomb, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Education, and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 9104, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Education, and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 9104, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- London Psychometric Laboratory, University College London, London, UK
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Mancini G, Andrei F, Mazzoni E, Biolcati R, Baldaro B, Trombini E. Brief report: Trait emotional intelligence, peer nominations, and scholastic achievement in adolescence. J Adolesc 2017; 59:129-133. [PMID: 28618332 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Current research on trait EI in adolescents suggests that the construct impacts on several important domains of youths' psychological functioning, including school adjustment and achievement. The purpose of this study is to explore the role of trait EI and of its subcomponents, on adolescent's academic achievement. Data were collected from 321 Italian adolescents (162 female; Mage = 15.5, SD = 1.86; aged 13-18 years) recruited from secondary schools. The effects of perceived and actual peer nominations, gender, personality dimensions, and non-verbal cognitive abilities were also controlled. Results highlight that trait EI as assessed by means of the TEIQue impacts Italian but not math's grades, while trait EI's factors predicted both academic subjects, with significant contributions of Self-Control and Sociability. Limitations and implications are discussed.
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- Giacomo Mancini
- Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Departement of Education, via Filippo Re 6, 40126, Bologna, Italy.
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- Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Departement of Psychology, viale Berti Pichat 5, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Departement of Psychology, viale Berti Pichat 5, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Departement of Education, via Filippo Re 6, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Departement of Psychology, viale Berti Pichat 5, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Departement of Psychology, viale Berti Pichat 5, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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Blanco E, García LF, Aluja A. The location of the Trait Emotional Intelligence in the Zuckerman's Personality Model space and the role of General Intelligence and social status. Scand J Psychol 2016; 57:453-63. [PMID: 27461859 DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between Emotional Intelligence (EI) measured by the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue) and personality measured by the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ) with the purpose of analyzing similarities and differences of both psychological constructs. Additionally, we studied the relationship among EI, personality, General Intelligence (GI) and a social position index (SPI). Results showed that the ZKA-PQ predicts the 66% (facets) and the 64% (factors) of the TEIQue. High scores in EI correlated negatively with Neuroticism (r: -0.66) and Aggressiveness (r: -0.27); and positively with Extraversion (r: 0.62). Oblique factorial analyses demonstrated that TEIQue scales were located basically in the Neuroticism and Extraversion factors. The SPI and GI no loaded in any factor. These findings showed that EI is a not a distinct construct of personality and it cannot be isolated in the ZKA-PQ personality space. GI is related with the SPI (r: 0.26), and EI correlated with GI (r: 0.18) and SPI (r: 0.16). Nevertheless, we found differences between GI high groups and the TEIQue and ZKA-PQ factors when controlling age and sex. These findings are discussed in the individual differences context.
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- Eduardo Blanco
- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.,Institute of Biomedical Research, Lleida, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research, Lleida, Spain.,Department of Biological Psychology and Health Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.,Institute of Biomedical Research, Lleida, Spain
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Schermer JA, Petrides KV, Vernon PA. On the Genetic and Environmental Correlations between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Vocational Interest Factors. Twin Res Hum Genet 2015; 18:134-7. [PMID: 25743745 DOI: 10.1017/thg.2014.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The phenotypic (observed), genetic, and environmental correlations were examined in a sample of adult twins between the four factors and global score of the trait emotional intelligence questionnaire (TEIQue) and the seven vocational interest factors of the Jackson Career Explorer (JCE). Multiple significant correlations were found involving the work style vocational interest factor (consisting of job security, stamina, accountability, planfulness, and interpersonal confidence) and the social vocational interest factor (which included interests in the social sciences, personal services, teaching, social services, and elementary education), both of which correlated significantly with all of the TEIQue variables (well-being, self-control, emotionality, sociability, and global trait EI). Following bivariate genetic analyses, most of the significant phenotypic correlations were found to also have significant genetic correlations as well as significant non-shared (unique) environmental correlations.
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Siegling AB, Furnham A, Petrides KV. Trait Emotional Intelligence and Personality: Gender-Invariant Linkages Across Different Measures of the Big Five. J Psychoeduc Assess 2015; 33:57-67. [PMID: 25866439 PMCID: PMC4361496 DOI: 10.1177/0734282914550385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This study investigated if the linkages between trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) and the Five-Factor Model of personality were invariant between men and women. Five English-speaking samples (N = 307-685) of mostly undergraduate students each completed a different measure of the Big Five personality traits and either the full form or short form of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue). Across samples, models predicting global TEIQue scores from the Big Five were invariant between genders, with Neuroticism and Extraversion being the strongest trait EI correlates, followed by Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, and Openness. However, there was some evidence indicating that the gender-specific contributions of the Big Five to trait EI vary depending on the personality measure used, being more consistent for women. Discussion focuses on the validity of the TEIQue as a measure of trait EI and its psychometric properties, more generally.
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Siegling AB, Petrides KV, Martskvishvili K. An Examination of a New Psychometric Method for Optimizing Multi-Faceted Assessment Instruments in the Context of Trait Emotional Intelligence. Eur J Pers 2014; 29:42-54. [PMID: 25798028 PMCID: PMC4359043 DOI: 10.1002/per.1976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Revised: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Driven by the challenge of representing and measuring psychological attributes, this article outlines a psychometric method aimed at identifying problem facets. The method, which integrates theoretical and empirical steps, is applied in the context of the construct of trait emotional intelligence (trait EI), using data from six different samples (N = 1284) collected across Europe. Alternative representations of the trait EI variance, derived from the outcome variables used in previous validation studies of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, were regressed on the 15 trait EI facets using the stepwise method. The analyses revealed five facets, which did not occupy unique construct variance in any of the six samples. As expected, a composite of the remaining 10 facets consistently showed greater construct validity than the original 15-facet composite. Implications for construct and scale development are discussed, and directions for further validation of the method and for its application to other constructs are provided. © 2014 The Authors. European Journal of Personality published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Association of Personality Psychology.
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- A B Siegling
- London Psychometric Laboratory, University College London London, UK
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- London Psychometric Laboratory, University College London London, UK
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- London Psychometric Laboratory, University College London London, UK ; Tbilisi State University Tbilisi, Georgia
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