Ability to Learn Emotional Intelligence Clusters through Emotional Intelligence Training
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Authors
Wagner, Kurt
Issue Date
2001
Type
Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
The proposed study examines the impact of emotional intelligence training on overall emotional
intelligence awareness and also focuses attention on the difficulties of learning social
competence clusters (social awareness and social skills) in comparison to learning personal
competence clusters (self-awareness and self-management), outlined in Goleman's competency
framework model (Goleman, 2000). A more significant improvement in the clusters of social
awareness and social skills among participants in the Continued Training Group compared to
those participants in the Single Training Group and Untrained Group would validate the two
hypothesizes that emotional intelligence can be learned and that the social competence clusters
are more difficult and take longer periods of time to learn than the personal competence clusters.
Sixty men and 60 women with a mean age of 42 years that worked a minimum of 40 hours per
week were used. Emotional intelligence clusters and overall emotional intelligence were
measured using the Emotional Competence Inventory, the Work Profile Questionnaire, the
BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory, and the Multifactor Emotional Intelligence Scale. The
proposed study is valuable because previous research has only focused on the ability to improve
overall emotional intelligence (EQ) and has ignored the idea that some clusters and competencies
may be more difficult and require more time to learn. By identifying the more difficult
competencies, more time and training can be spent in these areas, which will improve scores not
only in these areas but also will improve overall EQ. This research would also allow for the
elimination of the social competence clusters from l-and 2-day training programs and allow for
the implementation of long-term training programs to improve skills in these areas.
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vi, 48 p.
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