Long term impact of emotional, social and cognitive intelligence competencies and GMAT on career and life satisfaction and career success

Abstract

Career scholars have called for a broader definition of career success by inviting greater exploration of its antecedents. While success in various jobs has been predicted by intelligence and in other studies by competencies, especially in management, long term impact of having intelligence and using competencies has not been examined. Even in collegiate outcome studies, few have examined the longer term impact on graduates' careers or lives. This study assesses the impact of demonstrated emotional, social, and cognitive intelligence competencies assessed at graduation and g measured through GMAT at entry from an MBA program on career and life satisfaction, and career success assessed 5 to 19 years after graduation. Using behavioral measures of competencies (i.e., as assessed by others), we found that emotional intelligence competencies predict career satisfaction and success. Adaptability had a positive impact, but influence had the opposite effect on these career measures and life satisfaction. Life satisfaction was negatively affected by achievement orientation and positively affected by teamwork. Current salary, length of marriage, and being younger at time of graduation positively affect all three measures of life and career satisfaction and career success. GMAT (as a measure of g) predicted life satisfaction and career success to a slight but significant degree in the final model analyzed. Meanwhile, being female and number of children positively affected life satisfaction but cognitive intelligence competencies negatively affected it, and in particular demonstrated systems thinking was negative.

Positive Aging: The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Psychological, Social and Physical Wellbeing

“…These studies have indicated that EI is associated with a higher degree of life Positive aging: the relationship between emotional intelligence and psychological, social and physical wellbeing Volume 3 Issue 1 -2018 Galdona N, 1 Martínez-Taboada C, 2 Etxeberria I,3 Urdaneta E, 4 Aldaz E satisfaction. [16][17][18]8,12 In line with those studies Galdona 12 found a relevant finding between perceived EI and life satisfaction. Perceived EI is the ability to pay attention to emotions, to understand and regulate them.…”

Green Positive Guidance and Green Positive Life Counseling for Decent Work and Decent Lives: Some Empirical Results

“…Green positive guidance endeavors to provide support to individuals regarding the construction of their own futures in line with their aims and authentic selves (Di Fabio, 2014c), the expression of their own talents and potential, the enhancement of positive relationships with significant others, and building individual strengths (Boyatzis et al, 2002, 2015; Boyatzis and Saatcioglu, 2008; Di Fabio and Palazzeschi, 2008a,b, 2009, 2012; Di Fabio and Blustein, 2010; Di Fabio and Kenny, 2012a,b; Di Fabio et al, 2012, 2013; Amdurer et al, 2014; Di Fabio, 2014b, 2015a; Di Fabio and Saklofske, 2014a,b; Kenny et al, 2014; Di Fabio, 2015b). At the same time, green positive guidance endeavors to respond to environmental concerns, fairness institutions, social justice, the environment, and the exploitation of resources (Guichard and Di Fabio, 2015; Di Fabio, 2016).…”

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“…A different longitudinal study on the long-term impact of ESI competency development on career satisfaction and success in cohorts from the same MBA program 5-19 years after graduation found that emotional, social, and cognitive competencies assessed at graduation predicted subsequent career satisfaction and success (Amdurer et al, 2014)-again showing that ESI leadership competencies can be developed and learned.…”