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Definitions and Critiques of Emotional Intelligence
Bar-On, R. (2006). The Bar-On model of emotional-social intelligence (ESI). Psicothema, 18(Suppl), 13-25.
Bar-On, R. (2010). Emotional intelligence: An integral part of positive psychology. South African Journal of Psychology, 40(1), 54-62.
Boyatzis, R. E. (2008). Competencies in the 21st century. Journal of Management Development, 27(1), 5-12.
Boyatzis, R. E. (2009). Competencies as a behavioral approach to emotional intelligence. Journal of Management Development, 28(9), 749-770.
Brackett, M. A., Rivers, S. E., & Salovey, P. (2011). Emotional intelligence: Implications for personal, social, academic, and workplace success. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 5(1), 88-103.
Cherniss, C. (2010). Emotional intelligence: New insights and further clarifications. [Comment/Reply]. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 3(2), 183-191.
Cherniss, C. (2010). Emotional intelligence: Toward clarification of a concept. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 3(2), 110-126.
Cherniss, G., Extein, M., Goleman, D., & Weissberg, R. P. (2006). Emotional Intelligence: What does the Research Really Indicate? [Comment/Reply]. Educational Psychologist, 41(4), 239-245.
Cote, S. (2010). Taking the "intelligence" in emotional intelligence seriously. [Comment/Reply]. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 3(2), 127-130.
Daus, C. S., & Ashkanasy, N. M. (2005). The case for the ability-based model of emotional intelligence in organizational behavior. [Comment/Reply]. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 26(4), 453-466.
Davies, M., Stankov, L., & Roberts, R. D. (1998). Emotional intelligence: In search of an elusive construct. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75(4), 989-1015.
Dulewicz, V., & Higgs, M. (2000). Emotional intelligence: A review and evaluation study. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 15(4), 341-372.
Fambrough, M. J., & Hart, R. K. (2008). Emotions in leadership development: A critique of emotional intelligence. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 10(5), 740-758.
Fineman, S. (2004). Getting the measure of emotion--And the cautionary tale of emotional intelligence. Human Relations, 57(6), 719-740.
Gignac, G. E. (2010). On a nomenclature for emotional intelligence research. [Comment/Reply]. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 3(2), 131-135.
Gohm, C. L. (2004). Moving forward with emotional intelligence. [Comment/Reply]. Psychological Inquiry, 15(3), 222-227.
Harms, P., & Crede, M. (2010). Remaining issues in emotional intelligence research: Construct overlap, method artifacts, and lack of incremental validity. [Comment/Reply]. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 3(2), 154-158.
Jordan, P. J., Dasborough, M. T., Daus, C. S., & Ashkanasy, N. M. (2010). A call to context. [Comment/Reply]. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 3(2), 145-148.
Joseph, D. L., & Newman, D. A. (2010). Emotional intelligence: An integrative meta-analysis and cascading model. Journal of Applied Psychology, 95(1), 54-78.
Kaplan, S., Cortina, J., & Ruark, G. A. (2010). Oops...We did it again: Industrial-organizational's focus on emotional intelligence instead of on its relationships to work outcomes. [Comment/Reply]. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 3(2), 171-177.
Landy, F. J. (2005). Some historical and scientific issues related to research on emotional intelligence. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 26(4), 411-424.
Lindebaum, D., & Cartwright, S. (2011). Leadership effectiveness: The costs and benefits of being emotionally intelligent. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 32(3), 281-290.
Locke, E. A. (2005). Why emotional intelligence is an invalid concept. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 26(4), 425-431.
Matthews, G., Roberts, R. D., & Zeidner, M. (2004). Seven myths about emotional intelligence. Psychological Inquiry, 15(3), 179-196.
Mayer, J. D., Caruso, D. R., & Salovey, P. (1999). Emotional intelligence meets traditional standards for an intelligence. Intelligence, 27(4), 267-298.
Mayer, J. D., Roberts, R. D., & Barsade, S. G. (2008). Human abilities: Emotional intelligence. Annual Review of Psychology, 59, 507-536.
Mayer, J. D., & Salovey, P. (1993). The intelligence of emotional intelligence. [Comment/Reply]. Intelligence, 17(4), 433-442.
Mayer, J. D., & Salovey, P. (1995). Emotional intelligence and the construction and regulation of feelings. Applied & Preventive Psychology, 4(3), 197-208.
Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. R. (2004). Emotional intelligence: Theory, findings, and implications. Psychological Inquiry, 15(3), 197-215.
Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. R. (2004). A further consideration of the issues of emotional intelligence. Psychological Inquiry, 15(3), 249-255.
Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. R. (2008). Emotional intelligence: New ability or eclectic traits? American Psychologist, 63(6), 503-517.
Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., Caruso, D. R., & Sitarenios, G. (2001). Emotional intelligence as a standard intelligence. [Comment/Reply]. Emotion, 1(3), 232-242.
Meyer, B., & Fletcher, T. B. (2007). Emotional intelligence: A theoretical overview and implications for research and professional practice in sport psychology. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 19(1), 1-15.
Mikolajczak, M. (2009). Going beyond the ability-trait debate: The three-level model of emotional intelligence. E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 5(2), 25-31.
Oatley, K. (2004). Emotional intelligence and the intelligence of emotions. [Comment/Reply]. Psychological Inquiry, 15(3), 216-221.
Opengart, R. (2005). Emotional Intelligence and Emotion Work: Examining Constructs From an Interdisciplinary Framework. Human Resource Development Review, 4(1), 49-62.
Petrides, K. (2010). Trait emotional intelligence theory. [Comment/Reply]. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 3(2), 136-139.
Petrides, K., Pita, R., & Kokkinaki, F. (2007). The location of trait emotional intelligence in personality factor space. British Journal of Psychology, 98(2), 273-289.
Riggio, R. E. (2010). Before emotional intelligence: Research on nonverbal, emotional, and social competencies. [Comment/Reply]. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 3(2), 178-182.
Roberts, R. D., MacCann, C., Matthews, G., & Zeidner, M. (2010). Emotional intelligence: Toward a consensus of models and measures. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 4(10), 821-840.
Roberts, R. D., Matthews, G., & Zeidner, M. (2010). Emotional intelligence: Muddling through theory and measurement. [Comment/Reply]. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 3(2), 140-144.
Roberts, R. D., Zeidner, M., & Matthews, G. (2001). Does emotional intelligence meet traditional standards for an intelligence? Some new data and conclusions. Emotion, 1(3), 196-231.
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Schaie, K. (2001). Emotional intelligence: Psychometric status and developmental characteristics--Comment on Roberts, Zeidner, and Matthews (2001). [Comment/Reply]. Emotion, 1(3), 243-248.
Shulman, T. E., & Hemenover, S. H. (2006). Is Dispositional Emotional Intelligence Synonymous with Personality? Self and Identity, 5(2), 147-171.
Spector, P. E. (2005). Introduction: Emotional intelligence. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 26(4), 409-410.
van der Zee, K., & Wabeke, R. (2004). Is Trait-Emotional Intelligence Simply or More Than Just a Trait? European Journal of Personality, 18(4), 243-263.
Van Rooy, D. L., & Viswesvaran, C. (2004). Emotional intelligence: A meta-analytic investigation of predictive validity and nomological net. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 65(1), 71-95.
Van Rooy, D. L., Viswesvaran, C., & Pluta, P. (2005). An Evaluation of Construct Validity: What Is This Thing Called Emotional Intelligence? Human Performance, 18(4), 445-462.
Van Rooy, D. L., Whitman, D. S., & Viswesvaran, C. (2010). Emotional intelligence: Additional questions still unanswered. [Comment/Reply]. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 3(2), 149-153.
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