Footnote:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments December 10, 2012 erstellt
Description:
The study was designed to evaluate the impact of emotional intelligence (EI) on personality stability among adults in Nigeria and make recommendations for a better understanding and improvement. Emotional intelligence encompasses the set of skills that underlie the accurate assessment, evaluation, expression and regulation of emotions. It refers to the ability to get along well with others, and provides us with the understanding of what other people are feeling and experiencing. Emotional intelligence is the basis of empathy for others, self-awareness and social skills. It is closely correlated to personality which is the patterns of enduring characteristics that differentiates an individual- the patterns of behavior that make each individual unique. The survey research design was used and the questionnaire and in-depth personal interview methods were used to generate data. The Chi-Square statistics was used for data analysis and it was found that emotional intelligence was required for personality stability among adults in Nigeria. Five (5) recommendations were made based on the findings of the study