Emotional Intelligence and Callous–Unemotional Traits in Incarcerated Adolescents

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 903-917

  Kahn, Rachel E ^a   Ermer, Elsa ^b   Salovey, Peter ^c   Kiehl, Kent A ^d,e  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e MIND RESEARCH NETWORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Ability model of emotional intelligence; Adolescence; Callous unemotional traits; Emotional intelligence; Strategic EI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONTROL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL COMPETENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR RATING SCALE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PERSONALITY TESTS; PRISONERS; SELF REPORT; SELF-CONTROL; SOCIAL SKILLS;

EID: 84954441824     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-015-0621-4     Document Type: Article

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