The differential effects of general mental ability and emotional intelligence on academic performance and social interactions

Intelligence

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-143

  Song, Lynda Jiwen ^a   Huang, Guo hua ^b   Peng, Kelly Z ^c   Law, Kenneth S ^d   Wong, Chi Sum ^d   Chen, Zhijun ^e  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Emotional intelligence; General mental ability; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 72049110497     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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