Emotional intelligence
Subtitle: science and myth
By: Gerald Matthews, Moshe Zeidner, and Richard D. Roberts.
Contributors: Zeidner, Moshe.; Roberts, Richard D.
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 697
Subjects: Emotional intelligence
Description: "Emotional intelligence (EI) is one of the most widely discussed topics in current psychology. Although first mentioned in the professionals literature nearly two decades ago, in the past five years it has received extensive media attention. The term "emotional intelligence" refers to the ability to identify, express, and understand emotions; to assimilate emotions into thought; and to regulate both positive and negative emotions in oneself and others.".

"This book offers a comprehensive critical review of EI. It examines current thinking on the nature, components, determinants, and consequences of EI, and it evaluates the state of the art in EI theory, research, assessment, and applications. The book highlights the extent to which empirical evidence supports EI as a valid construct and debunks some of the more extravagant claims that appear in the popular media.

Finally, the book examines the potential use of EI to guide practical interventions in various clinical, occupational, and educational settings."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [591]-681) and index.
Table of contents: title: Toward a science of emotional intelligence; title: Understanding the intelligence component of emotional intelligence; title: Emotions: concepts and research; title: Psychological assessment and the concept of emotional intelligence; title: The biological science of emotional intelligence; title: Cognitive models of emotion and self-regulation; title: Emotional intelligence, coping, and adaptation; title: Personality, emotion, and adaptation; title: The clinical psychology of emotional maladjustment; title: Development and schooling of emotional intelligence; title: Emotional intelligence, work, and the occupational environment; title: The science, the myth, and the future of emotional intelligence.