The role of trait emotional intelligence in academic performance: theoretical overview and empirical update
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Article Title | The role of trait emotional intelligence in academic performance: theoretical overview and empirical update |
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ERA Journal ID | 6457 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Perera, Harsha N. |
Journal Title | Journal of Psychology: interdisciplinary and applied |
Journal Citation | 150 (2), pp. 227-249 |
Number of Pages | 23 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0022-3980 |
1940-1019 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2015.1079161 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00223980.2015.1079161 |
Abstract | Considerable debate still exists among scholars over the role of trait emotional intelligence (TEI) in academic performance. The dominant theoretical position is that TEI should be orthogonal or only weakly related to achievement; yet, there are strong theoretical reasons to believe that TEI plays a key role in performance. The purpose of the current article is to provide (a) an overview of the possible theoretical mechanisms linking TEI with achievement and (b) an update on empirical research examining this relationship. To elucidate these theoretical mechanisms, the overview draws on multiple theories of emotion and regulation, including TEI theory, social-functional accounts of emotion, and expectancy-value and psychobiological model of emotion and regulation. Although these theoretical accounts variously emphasize different variables as focal constructs, when taken together, they provide a comprehensive picture of the possible mechanisms linking TEI with achievement. In this regard, the article redresses the problem of vaguely specified theoretical links currently hampering progress in the field. The article closes with a consideration of directions for future research. |
Keywords | academic performance,achievement, emotional intelligence, emotions, trait EI |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520102. Educational psychology |
529999. Other psychology not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q34v8/the-role-of-trait-emotional-intelligence-in-academic-performance-theoretical-overview-and-empirical-update
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