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The Relationship of Trait EI with Personality, IQ and Sex in a UK Sample of Employees
Author(s) -
Arteche Adriane,
ChamorroPremuzic Tomas,
Furnham Adrian,
Crump John
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of selection and assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.812
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1468-2389
pISSN - 0965-075X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2008.00446.x
Subject(s) - psychology , neuroticism , agreeableness , conscientiousness , extraversion and introversion , big five personality traits , facet (psychology) , personality , openness to experience , hierarchical structure of the big five , trait , alternative five model of personality , context (archaeology) , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , paleontology , biology , programming language , computer science
The relationships among trait emotional intelligence (EI), personality, IQ and sex were investigated in a sample of 585 employees (478 males, 107 females). Participants completed the Watson–Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal, the Bar‐On Quotient Inventory (EQ‐i) and the Neuroticism–Extraversion–Openness Personality Inventory Revised. Bivariate correlations revealed significant associations between overall EQ‐i and Neuroticism (negative), Agreeableness, Extraversion, Openness and Conscientiousness (all positive). While there were no significant associations between overall EQ‐i and sex or IQ, significant correlations were observed when EI components were considered. Male participants scored significantly higher on Adaptability and females scored significantly higher on the Interpersonal facet. Moreover, IQ correlated with the Interpersonal composite in the male' sample. Results are discussed in the context of trait EI structure and its implications for interpretation of sex and IQ effects.