Cabello Rosario, Sorrel Miguel A, Fernández-Pinto Irene, Extremera Natalio, Fernández-Berrocal Pablo
Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Granada.
Department of Social Psychology and Methodology, Autonomous University of Madrid.
Dev Psychol. 2016 Sep;52(9):1486-92. doi: 10.1037/dev0000191.
The goal of the current investigation was to analyze ability emotional intelligence (EI) in a large cross-sectional sample of Spanish adults (N = 12,198; males, 56.56%) aged from 17 to 76 years (M = 37.71, SD = 12.66). Using the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT), which measures ability EI according to the 4 branches of the Mayer and Salovey EI model. The authors examined effects of gender on ability EI, as well as the linear and quadratic effects of age. Results suggest that gender affects the total ability EI score as well as scores on the 4 EI branches. Ability EI was greater in women than men. Ability EI varied with age according to an inverted-U curve: Younger and older adults scored lower on ability EI than middle-aged adults, except for the branch of understanding emotions. These findings strongly support the idea that both gender and age significantly influence ability EI during aging. (PsycINFO Database Record
本研究的目的是分析西班牙17至76岁(M = 37.71,SD = 12.66)的大量横断面样本成年人(N = 12198;男性占56.56%)的能力型情商(EI)。使用梅耶-萨洛维-卡鲁索情商测试(MSCEIT),该测试根据梅耶和萨洛维情商模型的四个分支来测量能力型情商。作者研究了性别对能力型情商的影响,以及年龄的线性和二次效应。结果表明,性别会影响能力型情商总分以及四个情商分支的得分。女性的能力型情商高于男性。能力型情商随年龄呈倒U形曲线变化:除了理解情绪这一分支外,年轻人和老年人的能力型情商得分低于中年人。这些发现有力地支持了这样一种观点,即性别和年龄在衰老过程中都会显著影响能力型情商。(PsycINFO数据库记录)