Age and ability-based emotional intelligence: Evidence from the Geneva Emotional Competence Test

IF 3.3 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Intelligence Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI:10.1016/j.intell.2025.101934

Gilles E. Gignac , Katja Schlegel

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Abstract

One criterion for considering emotional intelligence (EI) a true intelligence is the observation of an increase in EI across age. However, findings in this area have been mixed and predominantly based on a single measure, the MSCEIT. This study examined the relationship between age and ability-based emotional intelligence (EI) using the Geneva Emotional Competence Test (GECo) in a sample of 456 adults. Results indicated that total EI increases from early adulthood to approximately age 40 (≈ 9 EQ points), after which it plateaus and shows a modest decline in later adulthood. Notably, the emotion regulation subdimension showed no evidence of decline. Overall, these findings support the view that EI may be considered an intelligence, one that may be shaped by gains in crystallized abilities, but also potentially susceptible to later declines in fluid cognitive functioning.

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基于年龄和能力的情绪智力：来自日内瓦情绪能力测试的证据

将情绪智力（EI）视为真正智力的一个标准是观察到情商在不同年龄阶段的增长。然而，这一领域的研究结果参差不齐，主要基于单一的衡量标准，即MSCEIT。这项研究利用日内瓦情绪能力测试（GECo）对456名成年人进行了抽样调查，考察了年龄和基于能力的情绪智力（EI）之间的关系。结果表明，从成年早期到大约40岁（≈9 EQ点），总EI增加，之后趋于平稳，并在成年后期呈现适度下降。值得注意的是，情绪调节子维度没有显示出下降的迹象。总的来说，这些发现支持了这样一种观点，即情商可能被认为是一种智力，一种可能由结晶能力的增长形成的智力，但也可能容易受到后来液态认知功能下降的影响。

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Intelligence PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

5.80

自引率

13.30%

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审稿时长

69 days

期刊介绍： This unique journal in psychology is devoted to publishing original research and theoretical studies and review papers that substantially contribute to the understanding of intelligence. It provides a new source of significant papers in psychometrics, tests and measurement, and all other empirical and theoretical studies in intelligence and mental retardation.