Emotional intelligence in children and adolescents : in search of a theoretical framework and improved assessment methods
Year: 2015
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This first chapter starts with a summary of the literature on emotional intelligence and gives an introduction to the empirical studies of this doctoral dissertation.First, the value of emotional intelligence for society and the importance to examine and improve the validity of current maximum performance emotional intelligence measures in childhood and adolescence is explained.Next, a historical view on emotional intelligence research is presented.Then, the theoretical approaches to emotional intelligence are introducted, explaining the difference between mixed and ability models, whereafter the measurement approaches to emotional intelligence are described, discussing the difference between traditional self-report and maximum performance tests.Based on the historical overview of emotional intelligence and the presented theoretical and measurement approaches to emotional intelligence we take position for the ability model approach and favor maximum performance measurement.After, we addresss the lack of well-established maximum performance measures in childhood and adolescence and provide a brief description of two tests -the Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale for Children and the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test -Youth Version -that have been developed for use in childhood and adolescence, we discuss their validity evidence, and identify their limitations.At the end of this chapter, the need to investigate and improve the validity of these two tests is explained.The overarching research questions of the current dissertation are proposed and a short outline of the conducted studies is presented.Chapter 1 (ECI).In R. Bar-On and J.
Author: Elke Veirman
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2236926300