Journal
FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00101
Keywords
emotional intelligence; cognitive processes; hot tasks; cool tasks
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- Spanish Ministry of Economy [PSI2012-37490]
- Innovation and Development Agency of Andalusia, Spain [SEJ-07325]
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Although emotion and cognition were considered to be separate aspects of the psyche in the past, researchers today have demonstrated the existence of an interplay between the two processes. Emotional intelligence (EI), or the ability to perceive, use, understand, and regulate emotions, is a relatively young concept that attempts to connect both emotion and cognition. While El has been demonstrated to be positively related to well-being, mental and physical health, and non-aggressive behaviors, little is known about its underlying cognitive processes. The aim of the present study was to systematically review available evidence about the relationship between El and cognitive processes as measured through cool (i.e., not emotionally laden) and hot (i.e., emotionally laden) laboratory tasks. We searched Scopus and Medline to find relevant articles in Spanish and English, and divided the studies following two variables: cognitive processes (hot vs. cool) and El instruments used (performance-based ability test, self-report ability test, and self-report mixed test). We identified 26 eligible studies. The results provide a fair amount of evidence that performance-based ability El (but not self-report El tests) is positively related with efficiency in hot cognitive tasks. El, however, does not appear to be related with cool cognitive tasks: neither through self-reporting nor through performance-based ability instruments. These findings suggest that performance-based ability El could improve individuals' emotional information processing abilities.
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