Recent Advances in Psychology
Year : 2015, Volume : 2, Issue : 1
First page : ( 29) Last page : ( 36)
Print ISSN : 2395-5465.

Ability and Trait Models of Emotional Intelligence

Rathore Deepesh¹, Chadha N.K.²

¹Department of Psychology, University of Delhi, Delhi

²Professor of Psychology, University of Delhi

Online published on 27 November, 2018.

Abstract

The term Emotional Intelligence was introduced in the scientific literature in 1990. Since then research in this area has increased manifolds, resulting in a vast array of instruments attempting to measure this construct. While some researchers conceived of Emotional Intelligence as a cognitive ability others regard it as representing certain personality traits. The objective of this study is to carry out a comparative analysis of the various Ability and Trait models of Emotional Intelligence, which are widely accepted among the scientific community, based on their theoretical framework as well as their psychometric properties.

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Keywords

Emotional Intelligence, Trait and Ability Models.

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