Is emotional intelligence an advantage? An exploration of the impact of emotional and general intelligence on individual performance

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 133-143

  Lam, Laura Thi ^a   Kirby, Susan L ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive based performance; Emotional intelligence; General intelligence; Multifactor emotional intelligence scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AWARENESS; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS;

EID: 0036483270     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540209603891     Document Type: Article

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