This study investigated if the linkages between trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) and the Five-Factor Model of personality were invariant between men and women. Five English-speaking samples (N = 307-685) of mostly undergraduate students each completed a different measure of the Big Five personality traits and either the full form or short form of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Question...

background and purpose: nurses are frequently exposed to anxiety-related problems. in fact, anxiety and stress can negatively affect nurses’ mental health and performance. therefore, in the present study, we aimed to investigate the effect of emotional intelligence training on employed nurses in sabzevar, iran in 2014. methods: in this experimental trial, 135 nurses working in sabzevar hospital...

This chapter presents an introduction to the theory and psychometric properties of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue). We discuss the necessity of conceptualizing the increasing number of faux intelligences as personality traits, rather than as cognitive abilities, and give a detailed description of the TEIQue as the operationalization vehicle for trait emotional intelligen...

BACKGROUND Although numerous studies have indicated that exposure to natural disasters may increase survivors' risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety, studies focusing on the long-term psychological outcomes of flood survivors are limited. Thus, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of PTSD and anxiety among flood survivors 17 years after the 1998 Dongting Lake flood an...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate relationships between trait emotional intelligence and emotional state changes over the course of an ultra-endurance foot race covering a route of approximately 175 miles (282 km) and held in set stages over six days. DESIGN A repeated measures field design that sought to maintain ecological validity was used. Trait emotional intelligence wa...

Most forms of risky behavior reach their peak during adolescence. A prominent line of research is exploring the relationship between people’s emotional self-efficacy and risk taking, but little is known about this relationship in the cognitive-deliberative domain among adolescents. The main aim of the present study consists in investigating whether trait EI (Emotional Intelligence) is positivel...