Abstract
Emotional and general intelligence are two entangled knots begging for careful and successful separation by scientists and researchers in the field of Psychology. Although the two constructs overlap and perform similar functions in our lives, they can be separated in terms of their assessment, conceptualization and characteristics. Chief proponents of emotional intelligence believe that it makes people better students, better employees, better managers, better soldiers etc. The above assertion suggests that overall emotional intelligence contributes to individual success in life over and above the level attributable to general intelligence. Although the debates generated by the introduction of emotional intelligence in the field of psychology have not been laid to rest, the author contends that an individual with optimum level of the two constructs will be more successful and better adjusted to life.
Highlights
Emotional intelligence was coined by a Yale Psychologist Peter Salovey and John Mayer of University of New Hamphire fifteen years ago
The above assertion suggests that overall emotional intelligence contributes to individual success in life over and above the level attributable to general intelligence
The debates generated by the introduction of emotional intelligence in the field of psychology have not been laid to rest, the author contends that an individual with optimum level of the two constructs will be more successful and better adjusted to life
Summary
Emotional intelligence was coined by a Yale Psychologist Peter Salovey and John Mayer of University of New Hamphire fifteen years ago. They used the concept to describe qualities like understanding one’s own feelings, empathy for the feelings of others and the individual’s ability to regulate his or other people’s emotion in a way that enhances living. Goleman (1995) described emotional intelligence as a mix of skills, such as awareness of emotions; traits, such as persistence and zeal; and good behaviour He summarized the collection of intelligence (E1) as the best predictor of success in life, redefining it as being “smart”. “Among the ingredients for success, 1Q counts for about 20%; the rest depends on everything from environment to luck to the neural pathways that have developed in the brain over millions of years of human evolution” (p.3)
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