Intelligence?… Emotions?… or, the Emotional Intelligence: Theories and Evidence in Global Context

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Abstract This chapter portrays the conceptual development of Emotional Intelligence as a distinct branch of intelligence. The growing branch of relevant literature has gradually shifted its focus from pure cognitive abilities to concede the presence of non-cognitive skills allow- ing one to comprehend and control personal emotions; to recognize and appreciate that of others’ and to use such skills to make a system better functioning by fostering success of those who belong to it. The chap- ter reviews the attempts made to relate two apparently unrelated terms namely, Emotions and Intelligence to explain the abilities to lead an effec- tive life. It reviews the basic tenets of the Bar-On model, the Mayer- Salovey model; Goleman’s Mixed model, and the Big-five and other trait-based models with their applications in global context. Keywords