For more than 30 years scholars have disputed the nature of the construct of Emotional Intelligence (EI): whether it should be conceived as a personality trait or a form of intelligence, and how to measure it. Two streams of research have emerged: the ability EI approach, which theorizes four facets of EI (recognition, facilitation, understanding, and management of emotions); the trait EI approach, which conceptualizes EI as a disposition tendency. Indeed, much progress has been made in determining how to reliably measure EI. Several tools have been introduced to measure EI coherently, consistent with each theoretical approach.
Despite the flourishing literature on the predictive validity and the measurement of EI, we observe a dearth of contributions regarding novel conceptualizations of EI that reflect either: a) the complexity of the cognitive and emotional processes in which EI is rooted; b) the impact of new technologies on EI theorization and measurement; or c) attention to real world applications (and implications) of EI, such as in medical or financial (high stakes) decision-making, as well as in times of adverse life events (e.g., the COVID-19 experience).
With this research topic, we aim to identify new trends in EI research that would reflect emerging cross-disciplinary perspectives as applied to the EI domain. We are particularly interested in research that addresses the following questions: What is the role of higher order cognitive functions in EI, such as attentional processes, decision-making processes, creativity? How does technological innovation (including virtual reality, artificial intelligence, Big Data) help to better understand what EI is about? What are innovative ways in which data about EI can be collected and analyzed? What type of real-life outcomes can EI predict?
We propose this research topic as an interdisciplinary platform to exchange ideas and research findings that would help advance EI conceptualization, understanding, and measurement. To this purpose we encourage submissions from allied disciplines, such as cognitive science, emotion science, personality and social psychology, health, education, and neuroscience, which would provide a fresh perspective on EI.
We welcome contributions from leading scholars and researchers that would bring new insights into how EI is conceptualized and measured both as an ability and as a trait. Different types of contributions will be considered to allow researchers to express their own point of view: theoretical contributions, reviews of the literature, empirical and mixed methods papers. Contributions that do not have a clear scientific background will not be considered.
For more than 30 years scholars have disputed the nature of the construct of Emotional Intelligence (EI): whether it should be conceived as a personality trait or a form of intelligence, and how to measure it. Two streams of research have emerged: the ability EI approach, which theorizes four facets of EI (recognition, facilitation, understanding, and management of emotions); the trait EI approach, which conceptualizes EI as a disposition tendency. Indeed, much progress has been made in determining how to reliably measure EI. Several tools have been introduced to measure EI coherently, consistent with each theoretical approach.
Despite the flourishing literature on the predictive validity and the measurement of EI, we observe a dearth of contributions regarding novel conceptualizations of EI that reflect either: a) the complexity of the cognitive and emotional processes in which EI is rooted; b) the impact of new technologies on EI theorization and measurement; or c) attention to real world applications (and implications) of EI, such as in medical or financial (high stakes) decision-making, as well as in times of adverse life events (e.g., the COVID-19 experience).
With this research topic, we aim to identify new trends in EI research that would reflect emerging cross-disciplinary perspectives as applied to the EI domain. We are particularly interested in research that addresses the following questions: What is the role of higher order cognitive functions in EI, such as attentional processes, decision-making processes, creativity? How does technological innovation (including virtual reality, artificial intelligence, Big Data) help to better understand what EI is about? What are innovative ways in which data about EI can be collected and analyzed? What type of real-life outcomes can EI predict?
We propose this research topic as an interdisciplinary platform to exchange ideas and research findings that would help advance EI conceptualization, understanding, and measurement. To this purpose we encourage submissions from allied disciplines, such as cognitive science, emotion science, personality and social psychology, health, education, and neuroscience, which would provide a fresh perspective on EI.
We welcome contributions from leading scholars and researchers that would bring new insights into how EI is conceptualized and measured both as an ability and as a trait. Different types of contributions will be considered to allow researchers to express their own point of view: theoretical contributions, reviews of the literature, empirical and mixed methods papers. Contributions that do not have a clear scientific background will not be considered.