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== == The role of religiosity in emotional intelligence: An empirical study of Christians == ==

AUTHOR Paek, Ellen Sue Kyung SCHOOL NEW YORK UNIVERSITY DEGREE Ph.D. DATE 2004 PAGES 109 ADVISOR Suzuki, Lisa A. ABSTRACT Despite abundant studies relating religiosity to various psycho-social criteria, religiosity as a construct has not been examined in relation to emotional intelligence (EI), the ability to perceive, understand and manage emotions toward adaptive behavior (Mayer & Salovey, 1997; Salovey & Mayer, 1990). Likewise, despite the pervasive scope of EI, little is known about the role religiosity may play in the manifestation and development of emotional intelligence skills. The present study endeavors to address this absence in the research literature by empirically examining the extent to which religiosity, operationalized as religious orientation and religious behavior, is related to EI. A questionnaire consisting of a religious orientation scale; i.e., the Intrinsic-Extrinsic Orientation Scale-Revised (I/E-ROS; Gorsuch & McPherson, 1989); and emotional intelligence measures; i.e., the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS; Salovey et al., 1995) and scales of emotional and cognitive empathy (Davis, 1980); in addition to questions regarding behavioral religious participation, was filled out by 148 church-attending adult Christians. Results showed that intrinsic religious orientation was positively correlated with overall EI, its BACK TO REFS Emotional Intelligence - Dissertation Abstract http://www.eiconsortium.org/dissertation_abstracts/paek_e.htm 2 of 2 14/11/2007 11:02 PM subcomponent emotional understanding, as well as emotional and cognitive empathy. Among the behavioral measures of religiosity, the number of religious group activities was positively associated with EI, whereas years of church attendance was unrelated. Significant positive correlations were also found between level of religious commitment, as indicated by both church status and involvement in ministry service, and EI. While both attitudinal and behavioral measures of religiosity were significantly predictive of EI, the former proved to be a more powerful predictor of EI than the latter. The implications of these findings, at both the theoretical and clinical level, as well as the limitations of the study and recommendations for future research are discussed. http://www.eiconsortium.org/dissertation_abstracts/paek_e.html

== == The role of emotional intelligence in the pursuit of a spiritual life: Implications for individuals in organisations == ==

www.developfullcircle.com/research/spirituality. Abstract A discussion of spirituality within the workplace is a taboo topic (Milliman, Czaplewski, & Ferguson, 2003). However, the integration of emotional intelligence based principles and activities within organisations provide employees with additional skills to better understand and integrate their personal spiritual experience into their work. Spirituality provides organisations and employees with an entirely different way of knowing and experiencing work (Flier, 1995). A way of experiencing work that does result in measurable market advantage (Aburdene, 2005). The present article explores and proposes a hierarchical relationship between workplace emotional intelligence and employee spirituality. An explanation of how spirituality and an employee’s spiritual practice can enhance the demonstration of emotional intelligence at work is provided. Future directions in workplace spirituality research are suggested, with particular attention provided to the organisational issue of employee attraction, engagement and retention.

Religiosity and perceived emotional intelligence among Christians

Auteur(s) / Author(s) PAEK Ellen (1) ; Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s) (1) Department of Applied Psychology, New York University, 239 Greene Street, New York, NY 10003, ETATS-UNIS Résumé / Abstract Despite copious studies relating religiosity to various psycho-social criteria, it has not been thoroughly explored in relation to emotional intelligence (El), the ability to perceive, understand and manage emotions toward adaptive behavior. This study examined the extent to which religiosity, operationalized as religious orientation and behavior, was related to perceived El in self-report measures among 148 church attending adult Christians. Results showed a positive correlation between intrinsic religious orientation and perceived EI, and in particular, its subcomponent emotional understanding, as well as emotional and cognitive empathy. Among behavioral measures of religiosity, only emotional understanding correlated with behavioral indices, though perceived EI overall varied significantly between groups of different levels of religious commitment, as indicated by church status and ministry service. While both attitudinal and behavioral religiosity factors were significantly predictive of perceived EI, the former proved to be more predictive than the latter. Implications of these results and limitations of the study are discussed. Revue / Journal Title Personality and individual differences (Pers. individ. differ.) ISSN 0191-8869 CODEN PEIDD9 Source / Source 2006, vol. 41, no3, pp. 479-490 [12 page(s) (article)] (1 p.1/2) Langue / Language Anglais Editeur / Publisher Elsevier, Oxford, ROYAUME-UNI (1980) (Revue) http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=17950015