The Construct and Criterion Validity of Emotional Intelligence and Its Potential Utility for Management Studies

In this study, the authors reviewed the definition of emotional intelligence (EI) and argued that EI is conceptually distinct from personality. In Study 1, the authors showed that EI was related to yet distinct from personality dimensions and that it had incremental predictive power on life satisfac...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 2004-06, Vol.89 (3), p.483-496
Main Authors: Law, Kenneth S, Wong, Chi-Sum, Song, Lynda J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Affectivity. Emotion
Biological and medical sciences
Construct Validity
Criteria
Criterion Validity
Data Collection
Definitions
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional States
Emotions
Female
Five Factor Personality Model
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Happiness
Human
Humans
Intelligence
Job Performance
Life Satisfaction
Male
Management
Management science
Mathematical models
Occupational achievement
Parent-Child Relations
Personality
Personality. Affectivity
Power (Psychology)
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Quality of Life
Statistical Validity
Studies
Validity
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Summary:In this study, the authors reviewed the definition of emotional intelligence (EI) and argued that EI is conceptually distinct from personality. In Study 1, the authors showed that EI was related to yet distinct from personality dimensions and that it had incremental predictive power on life satisfaction. The authors examined the construct validity of self-reports and others' ratings of EI using two samples in Study 2. In a student sample, parents' ratings explained additional variance in the students' life satisfaction and feelings of powerlessness after controlling for the Big Five personality dimensions. In the work sample, peer ratings were found to be significant predictors of job performance ratings provided by supervisors after controlling for the Big Five personality dimensions. Other implications for future research on EI are discussed.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/0021-9010.89.3.483