Emotional intelligence in relationships Flashcards
What are the two distinct models of EI
Ability and trait
what is ability
Its an ability construct- like IQ. It has maximum performance tests and correlates with IQ.
What is trait
Dimensional personality construct
Typical-performance tests.
What do emotionally expressive spouses have?
HAppier partners
What does EI ability predict?
Relationship success. 2 spouses with low emotional intelligence experience substantially lower marital satisfaction that at least one high EI
What are four factors of emotional intelli
Perception of emotion, using emotion to facilitate thought, understanding emotions, management of emotions
What is perception of emotion
Capacity to recognise emotion in other’s facial and postural expression.
What is using emotion to facilitate thought?
Capacity of emotions to assist thinking
What is understanding emotions?
Capacity to analyse emotions, appreciate their probable trends over time and understand their outcomes.
What is emotional clarity?
The ability to forgive partner caused offences
What is managing emotions
Cognitive reappraisal associated with better recall of facts of conversation, suppression associated with memory of emotional experience during conversation.
When surveyed, what did sacrifice-related suppression predict?
A decrease in relationship satisfaction 3 months later
What is coregulation in managing emotions?
Interpersonal emotion regulation or social affect regulation. Involves an oscillating pattern of emotional interdependecy within a relationship.
What is assumed with trait EI and relationships?
Being a personality construct, would assume it impacts upon perceptions of relationships as opposed to specific behaviours
What was the study done of school girls
High EI school aged girls voted higher on leadership by peers
Primary school girls EI related to peer rated prosocial behaviour
