Emotional intelligence: a review of international literature

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https://doi.org/10.5433/2236-6407.2018v9n2p78

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emotional intelligence, intelligence, literature review

Abstract

The concept of emotional intelligence (EI), understood as the ability to process one's own and others' feelings and emotions and use them adaptively, has just completed twenty-six years old. Different conceptions about the construct have been proposed since then. The examination of the research scenario on the topic, in the international scope, promotes understanding of the current state of development of the area. Thus, this article is concerned with an analysis of articles published in PsycArticles database of the American Psychological Association (APA), from keyword emotional intelligence, was carried out having 44 out of 79 articles meeting the established inclusion criteria. All articles found referred to empirical studies. The majority of studies sought to relate the EI to other constructs or to examine psychometric properties of instruments to its measurement. Recent studies on intervention programmes for promoting EI and evaluation of its effectiveness are suggested.

Author Biographies

Joene Vieira-Santos, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

PhD student in the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Diego Costa Lima, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

PhD student in the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Raquel Martins Sartori, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

PhD student in Psychology at the Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar). Professor at the University Center of Votuporanga (UNIFEV).

Monaliza Muniz, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

PhD in Psychology from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. Professor at the Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)

Patrícia Waltz Schelini, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

PhD in Psychology from São Francisco University. Professor at the Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)

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2018-09-18

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Vieira-Santos, J., Lima, D. C., Sartori, R. M., Muniz, M., & Schelini, P. W. (2018). Emotional intelligence: a review of international literature. Estudos Interdisciplinares Em Psicologia, 9(2), 78–99. https://doi.org/10.5433/2236-6407.2018v9n2p78

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