The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between personality dimensions and emotional intelligence in a sample of students from the University of Tehran. A correlational analysis was performed to assess the kind of association exist among five personality dimensions including neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness and emotional intelligence. Four hundred and fourty three students (237 girls, 206 boys) were included in this study. All participants were asked to complete Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) and Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R). Analysis of the data involved both descriptive and inferential statistics including means, standard deviations, t-test and pearson's correlation coefficients and regression analysis. The results revealed that emotional intelligence could positively and negatively predicted by extraversion and neuroticism, respectively. Associations of the two constructs could be explained by “affect regulation”, “tendency to have positive experiences”, and “tendency to have negative experiences.”
Keywords: personality, five factor model, emotional
besharat, M. A. (2007). An Investigation of the Relationship Between Personality Dimensions and Emotional Intelligence. Research in Clinical Psychology and Counseling, 08(2), -. doi: 10.22067/ijap.v8i2.6753
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mohammad ali besharat. "An Investigation of the Relationship Between Personality Dimensions and Emotional Intelligence", Research in Clinical Psychology and Counseling, 08, 2, 2007, -. doi: 10.22067/ijap.v8i2.6753
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besharat, M. A. (2007). 'An Investigation of the Relationship Between Personality Dimensions and Emotional Intelligence', Research in Clinical Psychology and Counseling, 08(2), pp. -. doi: 10.22067/ijap.v8i2.6753
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besharat, M. A. An Investigation of the Relationship Between Personality Dimensions and Emotional Intelligence. Research in Clinical Psychology and Counseling, 2007; 08(2): -. doi: 10.22067/ijap.v8i2.6753
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