Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Postgraduate Students' Psychosocial Employability Attributes

Potgieter, Ingrid L.; Coetzee, Melinde

doi:10.1080/14330237.2013.10820614

Cited by 6 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 30 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Women also score higher than men on emotional intelligence, a dimension that predicts employability. 28 In conclusion, this study manipulated the type of language used on Facebook profiles and found that while no effect was shown on measures of social, physical, or task attractiveness, owners of profiles containing correct language were rated as more employable than owners of those containing incorrect language or text speak. Results highlight the dichotomy between the primary social function of social networks and the consequences of presenting information online.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 76%

It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It: Language Use on Facebook Impacts Employability But Not Attractiveness

Scott

Sinclair

Short

et al. 2014

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The expansion and increasing diversity of the Internet has seen a growth in user-generated online content, and an escalation in incorrect and nonstandardized language use (e.g., text speak). This evolution has been exemplified by social networking sites such as Facebook. In our experiment, participants viewed six Facebook profiles whose walls contained status updates that were either spelled correctly, incorrectly, or using text speak, and then rated the profile owners on measures of attractiveness and employability. It was shown that language use had no impact on attractiveness, but users who used correct language were seen as more intelligent, competent, and employable. These results highlight the need to control language in this area of research by demonstrating the variables' seemingly elevated importance to employers compared to peers. The findings also pave the way for further exploration of the Warranting Theory of impression formation online and the role of language in social media-based identity statements and behavioral residue.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 76%

It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It: Language Use on Facebook Impacts Employability But Not Attractiveness

Scott

Sinclair

Short

et al. 2014

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In summary, most of the previous academic efforts have been made in detecting the components of undergraduates’ employability ( McQuaid and Lindsay, 2005 ; Fugate and Kinicki, 2008 ; Clarke, 2018 ; Zhang et al, 2022 ) and exploring the influencing factors such as career adaptability ( Udayar et al, 2018 ; Atitsogbe et al, 2019 ), self-efficacy ( Berntson et al, 2008 ; Dacre Pool and Qualter, 2013 ), soft skills ( Finch et al, 2013 ), emotional intelligence ( Potgieter and Coetzee, 2013 ), career satisfaction ( Nauta et al, 2009 ; Dacre Pool and Qualter, 2013 ), academic performance ( Pinto and Ramalheira, 2017 ), and work-integrated learning ( Jackson, 2015 ), but little research has been done pertaining to how and to which extent the innovation capability and social adaptability of undergraduates affect their employability. In the meanwhile, no previous research has simultaneously taken innovation capability, social adaptability, self-efficacy, and undergraduates’ employability into consideration.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impacts of innovation capability and social adaptability on undergraduates’ employability: The role of self-efficacy

Pu²,

Liao³

2022

Front. Psychol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction: As the world is consistently driven by the infusion of new-generation information technology and the knowledge economy, college students are placed under mounting pressure in developing occupation-related competencies. Their employability has been receiving growing concerns from stakeholders such as higher education institutions, governments, employers, parents, and even student groups themselves as it plays a decisive role in occupational success, social stability, and economic prosperity. Under the theoretical guidance of social cognitive theory, this study set out to investigate the cognitive and psychological mechanisms through which innovation capability, social adaptability, and self-efficacy influence the employability of college students. It also attempts to analyze the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relations between innovation capability, social adaptability, and employability which has been rarely studied in academia.Methods: A quantitative approach was employed in this study. Data was collected from 726 undergraduates from 9 higher education institutions in the mainland of China by questionnaire survey method. The research model showed a good fit (χ2/df=4.46, RMSEA=0.069, SRMR=0.049, GFI=0.934, CFI=0.965, NFI=0.955, TLI=0.955). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to this study for data analysis.Results: The findings showed that innovation capability, social adaptability, and self-efficacy significantly and positively correlates with undergraduates’ employability. University students with stronger innovation capability, social adaptability, and self-efficacy tend to be more employable in the job market. Model 4 of SPSS PROCESS Macro revealed that self-efficacy played a mediating role in the correlation between innovation capability, social adaptability, and employability.Discussion: Undergraduates with higher levels of innovation capability and social adaptability are more confident in their abilities to take specific actions and achieve expected goals, which in turn intensifies their employability. The study suggests the possibility of improving undergraduates’ employability through positive interference of innovation capability, social adaptability, and self-efficacy in the era of information technology and knowledge-based economy.

show abstract

“…Women typically score higher than men on emotional intelligence. As this dimension is a predictor of employability (Potgieter and Coetzee, 2013) it could explain these results. Previous studies (e.g., Scott et al, 2014) found higher employability ratings for female than male targets using samples where the majority of participants were also women.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 87%

Fcbook: Swearing impacts impression formation on social media

Westrop¹,

Nordmann²,

Bruce³

et al. 2018

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The language we use can influence the impressions others form of us. Swearing is a taboo linguistic category often used offline with striking and often gender-specific results. Swear words are employed in informal online contexts such as social networks but their impact in such domains is unclear. To investigate the effect of swearing in online impression formation we asked 276 participants to view Facebook timelines containing swearing or no swearing, and form impressions of the timeline owners on dimensions of attractiveness, professionalism, and credibility. All data and code is available at https://osf.io/acpgw/.Swearing generally resulted in poorer impressions being formed. Female timeline owners who did not swear were considered particularly attractive. Men perceived female timeline owners who swore as more physically attractive, but less task attractive. Results are discussed in relation to online impression formation and employability.

show abstract

Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Postgraduate Students' Psychosocial Employability Attributes

Cited by 6 publications

References 30 publications

It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It: Language Use on Facebook Impacts Employability But Not Attractiveness

It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It: Language Use on Facebook Impacts Employability But Not Attractiveness

The impacts of innovation capability and social adaptability on undergraduates’ employability: The role of self-efficacy

Fcbook: Swearing impacts impression formation on social media

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About

Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Postgraduate Students' Psychosocial Employability Attributes

Cited by 6 publications

References 30 publications

It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It: Language Use on Facebook Impacts Employability But Not Attractiveness

It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It: Language Use on Facebook Impacts Employability But Not Attractiveness

The impacts of innovation capability and social adaptability on undergraduates’ employability: The role of self-efficacy

F*c*book: Swearing impacts impression formation on social media

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About

Fcbook: Swearing impacts impression formation on social media