title: Emotional intelligence, personality, and task-induced stress.
abstract: Emotional intelligence (EI) may predict stress responses and coping strategies in a variety of applied settings. This study compares EI and the personality factors of the Five Factor Model (FFM) as predictors of task-induced stress responses. Participants (N = 200) were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 task conditions, 3 of which were designed to be stressful. Results confirmed that low EI was related to worry states and avoidance coping, even with the FFM statistically controlled. However, EI was not specifically related to task-induced changes in stress state. Results also confirmed that Neuroticism related to distress, worry, and emotion-focused coping, and Conscientiousness predicted use of task-focused coping. The applied utility of EI and personality measures is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA. matthegd@email.uc.edu
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: Amanda K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Emo
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Funke
authors.forename: Moshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeidner
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Paul T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schulze
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019260:Expressed Emotion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*