The relationship between trait emotional intelligence and creativity across subject domains

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 461-473

  Sanchez Ruiz M J ^a   Hernandez Torrano D ^b   Perez Gonzalez J C ^c   Batey, M ^d   Petrides, K V ^e  

^a LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Big Five; Creative personality; Divergent thinking; Domain specificity; TEIQue; Trait emotional self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255123720     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-011-9227-8     Document Type: Article

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