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emotional intelligence, n.
Brit. |ɪˌməʊʃnˌ(ə)l ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒ(ə)ns|, |ɪˌməʊʃən(ə)l ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒ(ə)ns|, U.S. |əˌmoʊʃən(ə)l ɪnˈtɛlədʒ(ə)ns|, |əˌmoʊʃn(ə)l ɪnˈtɛlədʒ(ə)ns|
[‹ emotional adj. + intelligence n.]
Perceptiveness and skill in dealing with emotions and interpersonal relationships; (now usually) spec. (orig. Psychol.) the capacity to be aware of, manage, and express one's emotions, and to handle a variety of interpersonal situations in an intelligent, judicious, and empathetic manner.
Popularized as a concept in the specific sense by Daniel Goleman's book Emotional Intelligence (1995).
1938W. A. White Puritan in Babylon i. vii. 62 Not only was her social experience wider than his, her emotional intelligence was keener. 1956Jrnl. Politics 18 591 The first postulate of jural significance of the Eskimo is that spirit beings, and all animals by virtue of possessing souls, have emotional intelligence similar to that of man. 1985Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 5 May 16 You can't go out there looking like yesterday's news and insult their emotional intelligence. 1990P. Salovey & J. D. Mayer in Imagination, Cognition & Personality 9 189 We define emotional intelligence as the subset of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one's own and others' feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one's thinking and actions. 1995D. Goleman Emotional Intelligence iii. 44 There is, as yet, no single paper-and-pencil test that yields an ‘emotional intelligence score’ and there may never be one. 2000Computer Weekly 21 Sept. 80/2 Human resources departments are now testing for emotional intelligence.
Compounds. emotional intelligence quotient n. orig. Psychol. a score in a standardized test designed to assess a person's emotional intelligence; abbreviated EQ.
1995Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.) 8 Oct. e5/4 What's your ‘*emotional intelligence’ quotient? 1999Treehouse Canad. Family Sept. 40/1 Nowadays the hot buzz-phrase in psychologists' offices and corporate workshops is EQ: emotional intelligence quotient. 2001Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 4 July c12 If a person with low EQ (emotional intelligence quotient) doesn't lose his job, he may get stalemated or frozen in a position because he doesn't have the soft skills to lead a team or build alliances and relationships. |