Investigating the relationship between trait and ability emotional intelligence and theory of mind

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 437-454

  Qualter, Pamela ^a   Barlow, Alexandra ^b   Stylianou, Maria S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECEPTION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECOGNITION; SEMANTICS; THEORY OF MIND;

AGE FACTORS; APTITUDE; CHARACTER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; CULTURE; DECEPTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEMANTICS; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 80051721505     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151010X502999     Document Type: Article

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