Multicultural personality dispositions and trait emotional intelligence: an exploratory study.
This study examined the relationship between multicultural personality dispositions and trait emotional intelligence. The sample included 152 graduate education students enrolled at a university in a large northeastern city of the United States. The multicultural personality dispositions of Cultural Empathy and Social Initiative predicted variance in trait emotional intelligence above and beyond the variance accounted for by gender and potential socially desirable responding. Study limitations are highlighted, and suggestions for follow-up quantitative and qualitative research are presented.
Division of Psychological & Educational Services, New York, NY 10023-7478, USA. JPonterott@aol.com
Joseph G
JG
Ponterotto
Daniel E
DE
Ruckdeschel
Alex C
AC
Joseph
Erica A
EA
Tennenbaum
Annmarie
A
Bruno
D000328:Adult; D002605:Character; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011287:Prejudice; D011594:Psychometrics; D012928:Social Desirability; D055815:Young Adult