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The location of the Trait Emotional Intelligence in the Zuckerman's Personality Model space and the role of General Intelligence and social status
Author(s) -
Blanco Eduardo,
García Luis Francisco,
Aluja Anton
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/sjop.12307
Subject(s) - psychology , neuroticism , extraversion and introversion , personality , trait , context (archaeology) , big five personality traits , social psychology , developmental psychology , paleontology , biology , computer science , programming language
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between Emotional Intelligence ( EI ) measured by the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire ( TEIQ ue) and personality measured by the Zuckerman‐Kuhlman‐Aluja Personality Questionnaire ( ZKA ‐ PQ ) with the purpose of analyzing similarities and differences of both psychological constructs. Additionally, we studied the relationship among EI , personality, General Intelligence ( GI ) and a social position index ( SPI ). Results showed that the ZKA ‐ PQ predicts the 66% (facets) and the 64% (factors) of the TEIQ ue. High scores in EI correlated negatively with Neuroticism (r: –0.66) and Aggressiveness (r: –0.27); and positively with Extraversion (r: 0.62). Oblique factorial analyses demonstrated that TEIQ ue scales were located basically in the Neuroticism and Extraversion factors. The SPI and GI no loaded in any factor. These findings showed that EI is a not a distinct construct of personality and it cannot be isolated in the ZKA ‐ PQ personality space. GI is related with the SPI (r: 0.26), and EI correlated with GI (r: 0.18) and SPI (r: 0.16). Nevertheless, we found differences between GI high groups and the TEIQ ue and ZKA ‐ PQ factors when controlling age and sex. These findings are discussed in the individual differences context.