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Emotional Intelligence: Theory, Operationalization, Implementation and Relationship with Positive Psychology
Vladimir Takšić
Tamara Mohorić
Radenka Munjas
Sažetak
During the past fifteen years emotional intelligence (EI)
raised much interest in psychological research. The name,
definition and first research of emotional intelligence are
connected with two psychologists, John Mayer and Peter
Salovey. They have been slowly and systematically
developing models and instruments for EI appraisal.
Measurement of individual differences in emotional
intelligence is based on two different models, one which
relies on a) self-appraisal of abilities, and the other which is
based on b) measurement of EI with ability tests. In Croatia,
in use are several questionnaires (Tak{i}, 2002b; 2004). The
first developed test of EI is MEIS – Multifactor Emotional
Intelligence Scale (MEIS; Mayer, Caruso and Salovey, 1999),
whose shortcomings were improved in the second test battery
called MSCEIT (Salovey, Mayer, Caruso and Lopez, 2001).
Several different tests from the EI model have been
developed in Croatia (Arar, Takšić and Molander, 2000;Kulenović, Balenović and Buško, 2001; Takšić, Harambašić
and Velemir, 2004). According to the authors, EI instruments
must have a positive relationship with two constructs:
empathy and life satisfaction. A lot of research works
confirmed a significant relationship between EI and these two
constructs, and also with a number of other positive
variables and outcomes. There is a strong support of the
hypothesis that EI is in close connection with the concept of
crystallized intelligence, which has motivated the
development of several programs for emotional literacy
development around the world. Because of its efforts to find
and emphasize positive qualities in individuals, emotional
intelligence has been present in positive psychology from the
beginning.
Ključne riječi
emotional intelligence; positive psychology; trait emotional intelligence; ability tests of EI; ESCQ-45
Hrčak ID:
10875
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.10.2006.
Posjeta: 35.293 *