Social emotional abilities (ie, specific skills), defined as the set of cognitive abilities, emotion-
based knowledge, and behavioral competencies (ie, skill levels) that facilitate adaptively …

Defining emotional competence as the demonstration of self-efficacy in emotion-eliciting
social transactions, this paper presents a model of emotional competence that explores the …

The work of American Institutes for Research (AIR) for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(RWJF) is intended to take a broad approach to help inform the identification of key …

Social–emotional expertise (SEE) represents a synthesis of specific cognitive abilities
related to social interactions, and emphasizes the timing and synchrony of behaviors that …

Emotional intelligence (EI) involves the ability to carry out accurate reasoning about
emotions and the ability to use emotions and emotional knowledge to enhance thought. We …

Although emotionally intelligent individuals are assumed to be socially effective, there has
been little exploration of the concept in this respect. In the present chapter, we argue that …

The term “EI (emotional intelligence)” was first used in 1990 by Salovey and Mayer. EI
involves:(1) the ability to perceive accurately, appraise and express emotion;(2) the ability to …

One of the more recently proposed hot intelligences is emotional intelligence. This chapter
briefly explores the many meanings of EI and then focuses attention on EI as an intelligence …

Emotional intelligence describes adaptive emotional functioning. Perceiving, understanding
and managing emotions effectively in the self and others are core elements of emotional …

Halberstadt et al.'s model includes three components: sending affective messages, receiving
them, and experiencing affect. Abilities within each component include awareness and …