Correlation between Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Success

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What is the correlation between emotional intelligence and emotional success?
Emotional intelligence (EI) can be referred to as the ability of an individual to determine
and manage one’s own emotions as well as other’s emotions. There had been many disagreement
among the psychologist as what consists of true emotional intelligence (Coetzee & Harry, 2014).
Emotional intelligence is mainly said to include the skills like emotional regulation, ability to
harness the emotions and applying them to tasks like thinking, problem solving. Emotional
intelligence has been considered as the predictor success on life. Any researchers have emphasis
on the importance of emotion and emotional intelligence in explaining and comprehending the
decision in career (Coetzee & Harry, 2014). Individuals use both cognitive as well as emotional
intelligence while developing narrative related to the career.
Emotional intelligence and career adaptability is one of the crucial psychosocial
metacapacities for a successful adaptations in different spheres of life and also in the realm of
careers. Jyothi Sree, and Jyothi (2012) had conceptualised emotional intelligence as an ability
that is similar to the cognitive intelligences. As stated by Coetzee and Harry, (2014), emotional
functioning forms an integral part of an individual’s thinking and cognitive functioning and
intelligence. However emotional intelligence had always been perceived a latent trait,
competency or skills within the individual that may or may not be displayed in the every
functioning of an individual. However, it has been well documented in a large number of
literatures, that emotional intelligence provides potential for performances. According to
researches emotional intelligence has been found to be related to less dysfunctional career
thinking, greater career decision making, self-efficacy , greater career exploration and

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commitment towards career. Researches have informed that EI has been found to be associated
with a variety of resources like self-resilience, mindfulness, self-evaluation and self-support. A
study by Di Fabio and Kenny, (2015) have found that a school based intervention was effective
in increasing the EI and reduction in career indecision among the school students. In relation to
the interventions it has been researched that EI interventions with the Belgium students brings
about a positive changes in personal characteristics. Again there are studies that indicates
towards the fact that emotional intelligence is the predictive of the career decision making self-
efficacy and vocational exploration. There are documentations that has proved hoe emotional
intelligence can be helpful in making multiple future plans, improve the decision making
process, facilitate creative thinking skills and enhance the participation in mastering difficult
tasks.
Association of EI and emotional wellbeing has been well evidenced by conceptual
models explaining the possible causal mechanism through which EI might affect the wellbeing
of the research (Sommaruga, Casu & Gremigni, 2017). EI helps in wellbeing by the promotion of
coping skills during stressful situations, interpersonal conflicts, development of supportive social
networks, decreasing the negative and positive emotions. It also focuses on persona growth and
self-actualisation. It also contributes to positive relationship with the other people, allowing for
personal growth and the self-actualisation. Skills are generally interpersonal and intrapersonal
and EI should be facilitate a positive relationship with the others. Emotional intelligence has
been conceptualised and assessed as per several different models and several measures that has
contributed to some controversy (Schneider, Lyons & Khazon, 2013). According to the trait
model, EI is perceived as an emotion and a personality related disposition which is best assessed
with the help of self-reported questionnaire.