A study of Emotional Intelligence of college students

Abstract

Emotional Intelligence is a relatively new concept. Formed in the 1970s via the work of three psychologists: Peter Salovey, Howard Gardner and John M. Mayer. In 1985, Wayne Leon Payne's PhD dissertation, "A Study of Emotion: Developing Emotional Intelligence," introduced EI. A key part of his dissertation on emotional intelligence was the development of a framework for individuals to use in order to increase their emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence may be learned, according to Payne, who claimed that many contemporary civilization's ills arose from a lack of emotional expression. Daniel Goleman, the author of the groundbreaking book on the topic, was the first to use the term. He wrote it alongside Tara, his wife, after going through a slew of stressful meetings together at work.