Title:
Emotions and the nature of self-control: the role of executive function impairment in emotional intelligence
Author:
Joshua B. Kazman
Thesis Advisor:
Martin F. Sherman
Committee Member:
David Powers
Committee Member:
Christopher L. Higginson
Committee Member:
James Buckley
Committee Member:
Marcos A. Grados
Degree Granting Institution:
Loyola University Maryland--College of Arts and Sciences
Place:
Baltimore (Md.)
Publisher:
Loyola University Maryland
Date Created:
2009
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
thesis
Language:
eng
Format:
application/pdf
Physical Form:
electronic
Digital Source:
reformatted digital
Abstract:
The division of labor in the mind is necessary to tackle various challenges in everyday life. Human intelligence, in this manner, is fragmented in order to accomplish a variety of demands. However, the method by which we subdivide and classify intelligence is necessarily imperfect, as various seemingly disparate skills likely developed and are applied in tandem. The present study examines two constructs within intelligence – emotional intelligence (EI) and executive functions (EF) – which cover distinct tasks, and have traditionally been applied to different populations and areas of study. EI and EF were each measured in college undergraduate students using standardized assessment tools, which were chosen because of their validity and potential applications. Namely, EI was measured using an ability-based performance test; EF using an ecologically-oriented behavioral questionnaire, which taps the areas of daily life that are characteristic of poor EF. Measures of overall EI and EF significantly correlated with each other, suggesting that they overlap at a macro-level. Additional hypotheses regarding moderator variables of this positive correlation (i.e., gender and level of EI) were not supported. Patterns of significant correlations between sub-facets of EI and EF, calculated a-posteriori, are presented to help guide future research.
Subject:
Electronic dissertations
Degree:
Master of Science
Level:
Master
Discipline:
Clinical Psychology
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Identifier:
KazmanJB-09
