Perceptions of Gender Differences in Self-Report Measures of Emotional Intelligence

Sex Roles

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 479-495

  Lopez Zafra, Esther ^a   Gartzia, Leire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

EI models; Emotional Intelligence; Gender perceptions; Instruments; Self reports

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902762476     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-014-0368-6     Document Type: Article

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