scholarly journals Can Emotional Competence Be Taught in Higher Education? A Randomized Experimental Study of an Emotional Intelligence Training Program Using a Multimethodological Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Gilar-Corbí ◽  
Teresa Pozo-Rico ◽  
Barbara Sánchez ◽  
Juan Luis Castejón
Author(s):  
Raquel Gilar-Corbí ◽  
Teresa Pozo-Rico ◽  
Gonzalo Lorenzo-Lledó ◽  
Alejandro Lorenzo-Lledó ◽  
Raúl Gutierrez-Fresneda

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. e0224254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Gilar-Corbi ◽  
Teresa Pozo-Rico ◽  
Bárbara Sánchez ◽  
Juan-Luís Castejón

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Persich ◽  
Ryan Smith ◽  
Sara Cloonan ◽  
Rebecca Woods-Lubbert ◽  
Jeff Skalamera ◽  
...  

Emotional intelligence (EI) is associated with a range of positive outcomes, and methods to increase EI are greatly needed. The present study tests the effectiveness of an online training program for increasing EI in adults. After an initial design and refinement process, 326 participants were randomly assigned to complete an EI training program or a placebo control training program. Participants in the EI training program showed increased scores pre- to post-training on standard self-report measures of EI (relative to placebo), indicating self-perceived improvements in recognizing emotions, understanding emotions, and managing the emotions of others. Participants in the EI training also showed increased scores in standard performance-based EI measures, demonstrating an increased ability to strategically use and manage emotions. Improvements to performance measures also remained significantly higher than baseline six months following the training. These results suggest that use of this novel online training program can improve EI.


Author(s):  
Jami Lynn Cotler ◽  
Dmitry M. Burshteyn ◽  
Beth DeAngelis ◽  
Rachael Mahar

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of using the RESET model on Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, and Empathy of students registered for a software engineering senior capstone computer science course. Thirty-seven undergraduate students participated in this study during 2017-18 academic year. The participants were taught emotional intelligence and mindfulness skills encompassed by the RESET model. Most of the students completed both Pre and Post EQi 2.0 and Connor-Davidson Resilience (RISC-25) scales. Our results indicate statistically significant pre to post changes in overall emotional intelligence t(32)=3.071, p<.004, empathy t(32)=4.143, p<.0001, and resilience t(24)=2.366, p<.026. This quasi experiment is the first step in assessing the efficacy of the RESET Model in higher education. More controlled experiments will follow. These results support the notion that mindfulness practices coupled with emotional intelligence training lead to increases in resilience, overall emotional intelligence and empathy in college students. Between 150 and 200 words briefly specifying the aims of the work, the main results obtained, and the conclusions drawn.


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