An exploratory study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between
emotional intelligence based on Mayer and Salovey's (1990) trait model of emotional
intelligence and cognitive thinking styles based on the theory of mental selfgovernment.
Emphasis was placed on the influence of emotional intelligence and
thinking styles on choice of study field. Participants were 309 students from a
Gauteng university. Students registered with the humanities (n=99), management
(n=41), sciences (n=131) and engineering (n=38) faculties were compared on the
Schutte Self-Report Inventory for emotional intelligence (Schutte et al., 1998) and on
the Thinking Styles Inventory (Sternberg & Wagner, 1992). A relationship was found
between complex and creative thinking styles and high emotional intelligence. Results
from the stepwise multiple regression analysis procedures indicated that the
subscales of thinking styles could be significant predictors of emotional intelligence.
Students from different faculties were found to have the same level of emotional
intelligence and similar thinking styles. / Psychology / MA (Social Sciences) (Psychology)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/906 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Murphy, Angela |
| Contributors | Janeke, Hendrik Christiaan |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
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