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'''Emotional Intelligence''' (EI) describes the [[ability]], capacity, [[skill]] or, in the case of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence#The_Trait_EI_model trait EI model], a self-perceived ability, to identify, assess, and manage the [[emotions]]  of one's self, of others, and of [[groups]]. Different [[models]] have been proposed for the definition of EI and disagreement exists as to how the term should be used.  Despite these disagreements, which are often highly [[technical]], the ability EI and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence#The_Trait_EI_model trait EI models] (but not the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence#Mixed_models_of_EI mixed models]) enjoy support in the [[literature]] and have successful applications in [[different]] domains.

'''Emotional Intelligence''' (EI) describes the [[ability]], capacity, [[skill]] or, in the case of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence#The_Trait_EI_model trait EI model], a self-perceived ability, to identify, assess, and manage the [[emotions]]  of one's self, of others, and of [[groups]]. Different [[models]] have been proposed for the definition of EI and disagreement exists as to how the term should be used.  Despite these disagreements, which are often highly [[technical]], the ability EI and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence#The_Trait_EI_model trait EI models] (but not the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence#Mixed_models_of_EI mixed models]) enjoy support in the [[literature]] and have successful applications in [[different]] domains.

The earliest [[roots]] of emotional intelligence can be traced to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin Darwin’s] [[work]] on the importance of [[emotional]] [[expression]] for [[survival]] and second adaptation. In the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century 1900s], even though [[traditional]] definitions of [[intelligence]] emphasized [[cognitive]] aspects such as [[memory]] and [[problem]]-solving, several [[influential]] [[researchers]] in the [[intelligence]] field of [[study]] had begun to [[recognize]] the importance of the [[Emotion|non-cognitive]] aspects. For instance, as early as 1920, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._L._Thorndike E. L. Thorndike] used the term [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_intelligence social intelligence] to describe the skill of [[understanding]] and managing other people.

The earliest [[roots]] of emotional intelligence can be traced to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin Darwin’s] [[work]] on the importance of [[emotional]] [[expression]] for [[survival]] and second adaptation. In the [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century 1900s], even though [[traditional]] definitions of [[intelligence]] emphasized [[cognitive]] aspects such as [[memory]] and [[problem]]-solving, several [[influential]] [[researchers]] in the [[intelligence]] field of [[study]] had begun to [[recognize]] the importance of the [[Emotion|non-cognitive]] aspects. For instance, as early as 1920, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._L._Thorndike E. L. Thorndike] used the term [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_intelligence social intelligence] to describe the skill of [[understanding]] and managing other people.

Similarly, in 1940 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wechsler David Wechsler] described the [[influence]] of non-intellective factors on intelligent [[behavior]], and further argued that our [[models]] of intelligence would not be complete until we can adequately describe these factors. In 1983, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Gardner Howard Gardner]'s ''Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences''  introduced the [[idea]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_Intelligences Multiple Intelligences] which included both interpersonal intelligence (the capacity to understand the [[intentions]], [[motivations]] and [[desires]] of other people) and Intrapersonal intelligence (the capacity to understand oneself, to appreciate one's [[feelings]], [[fears]] and [[motivations]]). In Gardner's view, [[traditional]] [[types]] of [[intelligence]], such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ IQ], fail to fully explain [[cognitive]] [[ability]]. Thus, even though the names given to the [[concept]] varied, there was a common [[belief]] that [[traditional]] definitions of [[intelligence]] are lacking in ability to fully explain [[performance]] outcomes.

Similarly, in 1940 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wechsler David Wechsler] described the [[influence]] of non-intellective factors on intelligent [[behavior]], and further argued that our [[models]] of intelligence would not be complete until we can adequately describe these factors. In 1983, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Gardner Howard Gardner]'s ''Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences''  introduced the [[idea]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_Intelligences Multiple Intelligences] which included both interpersonal intelligence (the capacity to understand the [[intentions]], [[motivations]] and [[desires]] of other people) and Intrapersonal intelligence (the capacity to understand oneself, to appreciate one's [[feelings]], [[fears]] and [[motivations]]). In Gardner's view, [[traditional]] [[types]] of [[intelligence]], such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ IQ], fail to fully explain [[cognitive]] [[ability]]. Thus, even though the names given to the [[concept]] varied, there was a common [[belief]] that [[traditional]] definitions of [[intelligence]] are lacking in ability to fully explain [[performance]] outcomes.

The first use of the term "Emotional Intelligence" is usually attributed to Wayne Payne's doctoral thesis, A Study of Emotion: Developing Emotional Intelligence from 1985. However, prior to this, the term "emotional intelligence" had appeared in Leuner (1966). Greenspan (1989) also put forward an EI model, followed by Salovey and Mayer (1990), and Goleman (1995). The distinction between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence#The_Trait_EI_model trait emotional intelligence] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence#The_ability-based_model ability emotional intelligence] was introduced in 2000.

The first use of the term "Emotional Intelligence" is usually attributed to Wayne Payne's doctoral thesis, A Study of Emotion: Developing Emotional Intelligence from 1985. However, prior to this, the term "emotional intelligence" had appeared in Leuner (1966). Greenspan (1989) also put forward an EI model, followed by Salovey and Mayer (1990), and Goleman (1995). The distinction between [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence#The_Trait_EI_model trait emotional intelligence] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence#The_ability-based_model ability emotional intelligence] was introduced in 2000.

As a result of the growing acknowledgement by [[professionals]] of the importance and relevance of [[emotions]] to work outcomes, the [[research]] on the [[topic]] continued to gain momentum, but it wasn’t until the publication of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Goleman Daniel Goleman]'s best seller ''Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ'' that the term became widely popularized. Nancy Gibbs' 1995 Time magazine article highlighted Goleman's book and was the first in a string of [[mainstream]] [[media]] interest in EI.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence]

As a result of the growing acknowledgement by [[professionals]] of the importance and relevance of [[emotions]] to work outcomes, the [[research]] on the [[topic]] continued to gain momentum, but it wasn’t until the publication of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Goleman Daniel Goleman]'s best seller ''Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ'' that the term became widely popularized. Nancy Gibbs' 1995 Time magazine article highlighted Goleman's book and was the first in a string of [[mainstream]] [[media]] interest in EI.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence]

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://www.eiconsortium.org Emotional Intelligence Consortium]

*[https://www.eiconsortium.org Emotional Intelligence Consortium]

*[http://www.psychometriclab.com Trait emotional intelligence] University College London, [[academic]] [[research]] program.

*[https://www.psychometriclab.com Trait emotional intelligence] University College London, [[academic]] [[research]] program.

*[http://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning Overview on Social-Emotional Learning], Edutopia

*[https://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning Overview on Social-Emotional Learning], Edutopia

*[http://www.time.com/time/classroom/psych/unit5_article1.html ''The EQ Factor''], ''Time'' Magazine. October 2, 1995

*[https://www.time.com/time/classroom/psych/unit5_article1.html ''The EQ Factor''], ''Time'' Magazine. October 2, 1995

[[Category: Psychology]]

[[Category: Psychology]]