Emotional Intelligence: Science and MythEmotional intelligence (EI) is one of the most widely discussed topics in current psychology. Although first mentioned in the professional literature nearly two decades ago, in the past five years it has received extensive media attention. The term "emotional intelligence" refers to the ability to identify, express, and understand emotions; to assimilate emotions into thought; and to regulate both positive and negative emotions in oneself and others. Yet despite the flourishing research programs and broad popular interest, scientific evidence for a clearly identified construct of EI is sparse. It remains to be seen whether there is anything to EI that researchers in the fields of personality, intelligence, and applied psychology do not already know. This book offers a comprehensive critical review of EI. It examines current thinking on the nature, components, determinants, and consequences of EI, and evaluates the state of the art in EI theory, research, assessment, and applications. It highlights the extent to which empirical evidence supports EI as a valid construct and debunks some of the more extravagant claims that appear in the popular media. Finally, it examines the potential use of EI to guide practical interventions in various clinical, occupational, and educational settings. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Conceptions of Emotional Intelligence | 9 |
A Research Agenda for Emotional Intelligence | 21 |
Chapter Synthesis and Preview | 28 |
Toward a Science of Emotional Intelligence | 31 |
Toward a Psychometrics of Emotional Intelligence | 32 |
Toward a Theory of Emotional Intelligence | 47 |
Differential Psychology and Emotional Intelligence | 57 |
The EI Perspective | 286 |
Emotional Intelligence and the Psychological Theory of Stress | 295 |
EI Coping and Adaptation to Stressful Encounters | 303 |
Coping and SelfRegulative Processes | 314 |
Conclusions | 316 |
Personality Emotion and Adaptation | 321 |
A CognitiveAdaptive Perspective | 326 |
Negative Emotionality | 330 |
Practical Applications | 74 |
Toward a Science of EI | 79 |
Understanding the Intelligence Component of Emotional Intelligence | 81 |
The History of Intelligence | 83 |
The Concept of Intelligence | 86 |
Structural Theories of Intelligence | 91 |
System Models of Intelligence | 115 |
Conclusions | 129 |
Emotions Concepts and Research | 133 |
Conceptualizing Emotion | 134 |
Categories and Dimensions of Emotion | 140 |
Sources of Emotion | 150 |
The Natural Ecology of Emotions | 159 |
Functions and Behavioral Consequences of Emotion | 164 |
Conclusions | 171 |
Psychological Assessment and the Concept of Emotional Intelligence | 175 |
Psychometric Issues Revisited | 176 |
Performance Measures of Emotional Intelligence | 180 |
SelfReport Measures of Emotional Intelligence | 205 |
Overlap of Emotional Intelligence with Personality | 223 |
Conclusions | 226 |
Individual Differences in Emotion and Adaptation | 231 |
The Biological Science of Emotional Intelligence | 233 |
The Neuroscience of Emotion | 234 |
The Amygdala | 238 |
Frontal Control of Emotion | 242 |
Functions of Emotion | 248 |
Conclusions on Biological Models and Emotional Intelligence | 253 |
Cognitive Models of Emotion and SelfRegulation | 255 |
Cognitive Origins of Emotion | 256 |
Cognitive Architectures for Emotional Intelligence in Action | 259 |
SelfRegulative Models of Emotional Intelligence | 270 |
Criticisms of the Cognitive Approach | 277 |
Conclusions | 280 |
Emotional Intelligence Coping and Adaptation | 283 |
Social Competence and Extraversion | 342 |
Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior | 350 |
SelfControl Conscientiousness and Impulsivity | 361 |
Conclusions | 368 |
Applications | 371 |
The Clinical Psychology of Emotional Maladjustment | 373 |
Diagnostic Categories for Emotional Disorders | 374 |
Abnormal Personality and Emotional Disorder | 383 |
Alexithymia | 387 |
Pathological Processes | 400 |
Therapy for Emotional Pathology | 412 |
Conclusions | 416 |
Development and Schooling of Emotional Intelligence | 419 |
Origins and Development of Emotional Intelligence | 420 |
Schooling Emotional Intelligence | 442 |
Desired Features of EI Intervention Programs and Future Research | 460 |
Conclusions | 464 |
Emotional Intelligence Work and the Occupational Environment | 467 |
The Role of EI in Career and Occupational Assessment | 477 |
EI and Coping with Occupational Stress | 488 |
Conclusions | 504 |
Conclusion | 511 |
The Science the Myth and the Future of Emotional Intelligence | 513 |
Psychometric and Conceptual Issues | 516 |
Theoretical Issues | 531 |
Applied Issues | 539 |
The Science and Myth of Emotional Intelligence | 544 |
A Review and Critique of Social Intelligence | 551 |
A Review of Sundry Other Performance Measures of Emotional Intelligence | 563 |
A Review of Sundry Other SelfReport Measures of Emotional Intelligence | 577 |
Notes | 587 |
References | 591 |
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Emotional Intelligence 101 Moshe Zeidner, PhD,Gerald Matthews, PhD,Richard D. Roberts, PhD Limited preview - 2011 |
Emotional Intelligence 101 Gerald Matthews, PhD,Moshe Zeidner,Richard D. Roberts, PhD Limited preview - 2012 |