Trait emotional intelligence profiles of students from different university faculties

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-57

  Sánchez Ruiz, María José ^a   Pérez González, Juan Carlos ^b   Petrides, K V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Career choice; Gender; Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire; Trait emotional self efficacy; Vocational interests

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649307732     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049530903312907     Document Type: Article

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