What We Know about Emotional Intelligence: How It Affects Learning, Work, Relationships, and Our Mental Health

by Moshe Zeidner, Gerald Matthews, Richard D. Roberts

Book Overview

Emotional intelligence (or EI)--the ability to perceive, regulate, and communicate emotions, to understand emotions in ourselves and others--has been the subject of best-selling books, magazine cover stories, and countless media mentions. It has been touted as a solution for problems ranging from relationship issues to the inadequacies of local schools. But the media hype has far outpaced the scientific research on emotional intelligence. In What...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026201260X
• ISBN13: 9780262012607
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 441 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher