Perceived emotional intelligence, general intelligence and early professional success: predictive and incremental validity

Abstract: Although the study of factors affecting career success has shown connections between biographical and other aspects related to ability, knowledge and personality, few studies have examined the relationship be-tween emotional intelligence and professional success at the initial career stage...

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Autores: DE HARO, JOSE MANUEL, Castejón, Juan Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Repositorio:REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMH
OAI Identifier:oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/34715
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11000/34715
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Perceived emotional intelligence
general intelligence
career success
salary
Inteligencia emocional percibida
inteligencia general
éxito profesional
salario
CDU::3 - Ciencias sociales::33 - Economía
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Sumario:Abstract: Although the study of factors affecting career success has shown connections between biographical and other aspects related to ability, knowledge and personality, few studies have examined the relationship be-tween emotional intelligence and professional success at the initial career stage. When these studies were carried out, the results showed significant relationships between the dimensions of emotional intelligence (emotional self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness or social skills) and the lev-el of professional competence. In this paper, we analyze the relationship between perceived emotional intelligence, measured by the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS-24) questionnaire, general intelligence assessed by the Cattell factor "g" test, scale 3, and extrinsic indicators of career success, in a sample of 130 graduates at the beginning of their careers. Results from hi-erarchical regression analysis indicate that emotional intelligence makes a specific contribution to the prediction of salary, after controlling the gen-eral intelligence effect. The perceived emotional intelligence dimensions of TMMS repair, TMMS attention and sex show a higher correlation and make a greater contribution to professional success than general intelli-gence. The implications of these results for the development of socio-emotional skills among University graduates are discussed