TY - JOUR
T1 - Emotional intelligence, personality, and the perceived quality of social relationships
AU - Lopes, Paulo N.
AU - Salovey, Peter
AU - Straus, Rebecca
PY - 2003/8
Y1 - 2003/8
N2 - This study explored links between emotional intelligence, measured as a set of abilities, and personality traits, as well as the contribution of both to the perceived quality of one's interpersonal relationships. In a sample of 103 college students, we found that both emotional intelligence and personality traits were associated with concurrent self-reports of satisfaction with social relationships. Individuals scoring highly on the managing emotions subscale of the Mayer, Salovey, and Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT), were more likely to report positive relations with others, as well as perceived parental support, and less likely to report negative interactions with close friends. These associations remained statistically significant even controlling for significant Big Five personality traits and verbal intelligence. Global satisfaction with one's relationships was associated with extraversion, neuroticism (negatively), and the ability to manage one's emotions, as assessed by the MSCEIT.
AB - This study explored links between emotional intelligence, measured as a set of abilities, and personality traits, as well as the contribution of both to the perceived quality of one's interpersonal relationships. In a sample of 103 college students, we found that both emotional intelligence and personality traits were associated with concurrent self-reports of satisfaction with social relationships. Individuals scoring highly on the managing emotions subscale of the Mayer, Salovey, and Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT), were more likely to report positive relations with others, as well as perceived parental support, and less likely to report negative interactions with close friends. These associations remained statistically significant even controlling for significant Big Five personality traits and verbal intelligence. Global satisfaction with one's relationships was associated with extraversion, neuroticism (negatively), and the ability to manage one's emotions, as assessed by the MSCEIT.
KW - Emotional intelligence
KW - Emotions
KW - Intelligence
KW - Personality
KW - Social competence
KW - Social relationships
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=2342541538&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00242-8
DO - 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00242-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:2342541538
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 35
SP - 641
EP - 658
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
IS - 3
ER -