Measures of Emotional Intelligence and Social Acceptability in Children: A Concurrent Validity Study

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-126

  Windingstad, Sunny ^a   McCallum, R Steve ^a   Bell, Sherry ^a   Dunn, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

emotional intelligence; emotional quotient; sociometric; validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958792956     PISSN: 08295735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0829573511406510     Document Type: Article

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