Abstract
Emotional Intelligence self-reports predict success, like intelligence. Is emotion competence a single factor, like g, or disparate abilities? 976 students, 80% women and ethnically diverse (71% non-white), completed seven tasks plus the self-report Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) (Schutte et al, 1998) and Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (Hart et al, 2015). Tasks included established measures: Reading the Mind in the Eyes (Baron-Cohen et al, 2015), Situational Task of Emotion Understanding, and Emotion Management (MacCann & Roberts, 2008). New tasks assessed a broader range: (1) identifying basic emotions in diverse faces; (2) identifying concealed true emotions; (3) categorizing thought, emotion, emotion & sensation, and (4) affective forecasting. Factor analysis revealed a single factor (39.98% variance) and separate analyses in demographic sub-groups were similar. EIS correlated with impression management (r=.33) & self-deception (r=.41), but the factor did not. EIS did not correlate with the factor even when controlling for impression management & self-deception (r=.05 to -.03). We suggest using emotion to measure success is distinct from emotion insightfulness.
Original language | American English |
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State | Published - Feb 2022 |
Event | Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology - San Francisco, United States Duration: Feb 16 2022 → … |
Conference
Conference | Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Francisco |
Period | 2/16/22 → … |
Keywords
- emotion
- intelligence
- emotion regulation
- emotional intelligence
- social intelligence
Disciplines
- Mental and Social Health
- Personality and Social Contexts
- Social Psychology