Autobiographical Remembering and Individual Differences in Emotional Intelligence

The relationship between individual differences in Emotional Intelligence (EI) and self-reported arousal from remembering an autobiographical emotional or neutral event was examined. Participants (N = 235; 75 men; M age = 18.7 yr., SD = 0.9, range = 18–22) were required to complete the Japanese vers...

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Published in:Perceptual and motor skills 2013-06, Vol.116 (3), p.724-735
Main Authors: Yamamoto, Kohsuke, Toyota, Hiroshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emotional Intelligence
Emotions
Humans
Individuality
Memory
Memory, Episodic
Mental Recall
Recall
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Summary:The relationship between individual differences in Emotional Intelligence (EI) and self-reported arousal from remembering an autobiographical emotional or neutral event was examined. Participants (N = 235; 75 men; M age = 18.7 yr., SD = 0.9, range = 18–22) were required to complete the Japanese version of the Emotional Skills and Competence Questionnaire to assess EI. Participants were then asked to recall personal episodes from autobiographical memory, and then completed the Memory Characteristics Questionnaire (MCQ). A group with high EI-rated, emotionally neutral episodes higher than did a group with low EI on several MCQ subscales: sound, participants, overall memory, and doubt/certainty. However, differences in ratings between the two groups were not observed for emotionally positive episodes. These results suggest that high EI is related to more effective use of weak retrieval cues when recalling neutral autobiographical memories.
ISSN:0031-5125
1558-688X
DOI:10.2466/22.PMS.116.3.724-735