دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی امکان آموزش هوش هیجانی: یک تحقیق متاآنالیز - الزویر 2018

ABSTRACT

Human resource practitioners place value on selecting and training a more emotionally intelligent workforce. Despite this, research has yet to systematically investigate whether emotional intelligence can in fact be trained. This study addresses this question by conducting a metaanalysis to assess the effect of training on emotional intelligence, and whether effects are moderated by substantive and methodological moderators. We identified a total of 58 published and unpublished studies that included an emotional intelligence training program using either a prepost or treatment-control design. We calculated Cohen's d to estimate the effect of formal training on emotional intelligence scores. The results showed a moderate positive effect for training, regardless of design. Effect sizes were larger for published studies than dissertations. Effect sizes were relatively robust over gender of participants, and type of EI measure (ability v. mixedmodel). Further, our effect sizes are in line with other meta-analytic studies of competencybased training programs. Implications for practice and future research on EI training are discussed.

5. Summary and implications

In conclusion, the results of this meta-analysis make both theoretical and practical contributions to the EI literature by identifying the extent to which EI can be trained. The moderate and positive effect of training on EI supports the malleability of this construct, allowing us to infer that EI is trainable. These findings should be beneficial to practitioners curious to know whether implementing workplace EI training programs is indeed a good investment. Based on the findings of this meta-analysis of the effect of training on emotional intelligence, we can conclude: Yes, you can train that.