A comparison of the emotional intelligence and thinking styles of students in different university study fields
Year: 2009
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: An exploratory study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between \nemotional intelligence based on Mayer and Salovey's (1990) trait model of emotional \nintelligence and cognitive thinking styles based on the theory of mental selfgovernment. \nEmphasis was placed on the influence of emotional intelligence and \nthinking styles on choice of study field. Participants were 309 students from a \nGauteng university. Students registered with the humanities (n=99), management \n(n=41), sciences (n=131) and engineering (n=38) faculties were compared on the \nSchutte Self-Report Inventory for emotional intelligence (Schutte et al., 1998) and on \nthe Thinking Styles Inventory (Sternberg & Wagner, 1992). A relationship was found \nbetween complex and creative thinking styles and high emotional intelligence. Results \nfrom the stepwise multiple regression analysis procedures indicated that the \nsubscales of thinking styles could be significant predictors of emotional intelligence. \nStudents from different faculties were found to have the same level of emotional \nintelligence and similar thinking styles.
Author: Angela Murphy
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W177688742