TY - JOUR
T1 - Increasing emotional intelligence
T2 - (How) is it possible?
AU - Nelis, Delphine
AU - Quoidbach, J.
AU - Mikolajczak, Moïra
AU - Hansenne, Michel
PY - 2009/7
Y1 - 2009/7
N2 - The construct of emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the individual differences in the perception, processing, regulation, and utilization of emotional information. As these differences have been shown to have a significant impact on important life outcomes (e.g., mental and physical health, work performance and social relationships), this study investigated, using a controlled experimental design, whether it is possible to increase EI. Participants of the experimental group received a brief empirically-derived EI training (four group training sessions of two hours and a half) while control participants continued to live normally. Results showed a significant increase in emotion identification and emotion management abilities in the training group. Follow-up measures after 6 months revealed that these changes were persistent. No significant change was observed in the control group. These findings suggest that EI can be improved and open new treatment avenues.
AB - The construct of emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the individual differences in the perception, processing, regulation, and utilization of emotional information. As these differences have been shown to have a significant impact on important life outcomes (e.g., mental and physical health, work performance and social relationships), this study investigated, using a controlled experimental design, whether it is possible to increase EI. Participants of the experimental group received a brief empirically-derived EI training (four group training sessions of two hours and a half) while control participants continued to live normally. Results showed a significant increase in emotion identification and emotion management abilities in the training group. Follow-up measures after 6 months revealed that these changes were persistent. No significant change was observed in the control group. These findings suggest that EI can be improved and open new treatment avenues.
KW - Emotional intelligence
KW - Emotional skills
KW - Intervention
KW - Training
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=63649158997&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.046
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.046
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:63649158997
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 47
SP - 36
EP - 41
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
IS - 1
ER -