Relating Emotional Abilities to Social Functioning: A Comparison of Self-Report and Performance Measures of Emotional Intelligence

@article{citeulike:1402639, abstract = {Three studies used J. D. Mayer and P. Salovey's (1997) theory of emotional intelligence (EI) as a framework to examine the role of emotional abilities (assessed with both self-report and performance measures) in social functioning. Self-ratings were assessed in ways that mapped onto the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT), a validated performance measure of EI. In Study 1, self-ratings and MSCEIT scores were not strongly correlated. In Study 2, men's MSCEIT scores, but not self-ratings, correlated with perceived social competence after personality measures were held constant. In Study 3, only the MSCEIT predicted real-time social competence, again, just for men. Implications for analyzing how emotional abilities contribute to social behavior are discussed, as is the importance of incorporating gender into theoretical frameworks and study designs.}, author = {Brackett, Marc A. and Rivers, Susan E. and Shiffman, Sara and Lerner, Nicole and Salovey, Peter }, citeulike-article-id = {1402639}, journal = {Journal of Personality and Social Psychology}, keywords = {ei}, month = {October}, number = {4}, pages = {780--795}, posted-at = {2008-03-13 02:35:16}, priority = {2}, title = {Relating Emotional Abilities to Social Functioning: A Comparison of Self-Report and Performance Measures of Emotional Intelligence}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6X01-4M6RX8X-G/2/70bbeb6ead2ce3d157d2854b61e101c2}, volume = {91}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1402639 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1402639 TI - Relating Emotional Abilities to Social Functioning: A Comparison of Self-Report and Performance Measures of Emotional Intelligence JF - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology VL - 91 IS - 4 SP - 780 EP - 795 N2 - Three studies used J. D. Mayer and P. Salovey's (1997) theory of emotional intelligence (EI) as a framework to examine the role of emotional abilities (assessed with both self-report and performance measures) in social functioning. Self-ratings were assessed in ways that mapped onto the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT), a validated performance measure of EI. In Study 1, self-ratings and MSCEIT scores were not strongly correlated. In Study 2, men's MSCEIT scores, but not self-ratings, correlated with perceived social competence after personality measures were held constant. In Study 3, only the MSCEIT predicted real-time social competence, again, just for men. Implications for analyzing how emotional abilities contribute to social behavior are discussed, as is the importance of incorporating gender into theoretical frameworks and study designs. KW - ei AU - Brackett, Marc AU - Rivers, Susan AU - Shiffman, Sara AU - Lerner, Nicole AU - Salovey, Peter PY - 2006/10// UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6X01-4M6RX8X-G/2/70bbeb6ead2ce3d157d2854b61e101c2 ER -