ERIC Number: EJ866939
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 17
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Emotional Intelligence Abilities and Traits in Different Career Paths
Kafetsios, Konstantinos; Maridaki-Kassotaki, Aikaterini; Zammuner, Vanda L.; Zampetakis, Leonidas A.; Vouzas, Fotios
Journal of Career Assessment, v17 n4 p367-383 2009
Two studies tested hypotheses about differences in emotional intelligence (EI) abilities and traits between followers of different career paths. Compared to their social science peers, science students had higher scores in adaptability and general mood traits measured with the Emotion Quotient Inventory, but lower scores in strategic EI abilities using the emotional intelligence test MSCEIT, as well as neuroticism, and openness. Neuroticism mediated relationships between career path and EI traits but not EI strategic abilities. In the second study participants in science and business career paths had higher scores in positive affect and in several work-related EI traits and lower scores in work-related EI abilities than their science counterparts. The results raise questions about the mechanisms that may sustain the observed differences in self-perceptions and about the validity of some EI measures. They also have implications for EI skills assessment and training in Higher Education graduates and career starters. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Personality Traits, Neurosis, Career Choice, Differences, Test Validity, Personality Measures, Intelligence Tests, College Students, Foreign Countries
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