The Construct and Criterion Validity of Emotional Intelligence and Its Potential Utility for Management Studies.

TLDR

Other implications for future research on EI are discussed. The authors reviewed the definition of emotional intelligence and argued it is conceptually distinct from personality. They examined the construct validity of self‑reports and others' ratings of EI using two samples. EI predicted life satisfaction and job performance beyond personality, with parents' and peer ratings adding incremental predictive power.

Abstract

In this study, the authors reviewed the definition of emotional intelligence (EI) and argued that El is conceptually distinct from personality. In Study 1, the authors showed that EI was related to yet distinct from personality dimensions and that it had incremental predictive power on life satisfaction. The authors examined the construct validity of self-reports and others' ratings of EI using two samples in Study 2. In a student sample, parents' ratings explained additional variance in the students' life satisfaction and feelings of powerlessness after controlling for the Big Five personality dimensions. In the work sample, peer ratings were found to be significant predictors of job performance ratings provided by supervisors after controlling for the Big Five personality dimensions. Other implications for future research on EI are discussed.