Measures of Social Intelligence

Strang, Ruth

doi:10.1086/215342

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“…As such, character education provides the foundations for citizenship education which attempts to develop a sense of moral and social/civic convictions through critical reflection and engagement (Gilness, 2003;Joseph and Efron, 2005;Polan, 1991). Character education may indirectly contribute towards the inculcation of one's moral and social intelligence (Landy, 2005;Lennick and Kiel, 2005, p. 7;Silberman, 2001;Strang, 1930). In certain instances, character education has also been found to improve academic achievement (Benninga et al, 2006).…”

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The Influence of Personality Traits and Demographic Factors on Social Entrepreneurship Start Up Intentions

2010

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The Influence of Personality Traits and Demographic Factors on Social Entrepreneurship Start Up Intentions

2010

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“…Of those 10, seven dealt with one particular measure of social intelligence, one developed by Moss and his colleagues at George Washington University. It was known as the George Washington Social Intelligence Test (Thorndike & Stein, 1937;Hunt, 1927Hunt, , 1928McClatchey, 1929;Pintner & Upshall, 1928;Stein, 1935;Strang, 1931; R. L. Thorndike, 1936). The instrument consisted of the following sections: Judgment in social situations Recognition of the mental state of a speaker Observation of human behavior Memory for names and faces Judgment of facial expression Thorndike and Stein (1937) are critical of the instrument in their review of the research that existed at that time.…”

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Some historical and scientific issues related to research on emotional intelligence

Landy¹

2005

J Organ Behavior

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SummaryIn the past decade, the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) has emerged as a potential new construct for explaining behavioral variance not accounted for by traditional measures of general academic intelligence or personality. EI researchers credit E. L. Thorndike as the first to propose such a construct when he suggested that social intelligence is independent of abstract or academic intelligence. The current paper traces the historical roots of social intelligence and the current scientific status of emotional intelligence. It appears that emotional intelligence, as a concept related to occupational success, exists outside the typical scientific domain. Much of the data necessary for demonstrating the unique association between EI and work-related behavior appears to reside in proprietary databases, preventing rigorous tests of the measurement devices or of their unique predictive value. For those reasons, any claims for the value of EI in the work setting cannot be made under the scientific mantle.

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“…There can be no doubt that the publication of this piece precipitated scholarly interest in the concept of social intelligence for several decades. Early theorists including Strang (1930), Vernon (1933), Wedeck (1947) and Wechsler (1958), characterized social intelligence (SI) as incorporating sensitivity to social cues and insight into the personalities and emotions of others in the social world. More recently, developmental psychologists, Greenspan and Love (1997) proposed SI to consist of social sensitivity, social insight and social communication.…”

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Gratitude, self-monitoring and social intelligence: A prosocial relationship?

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To date, gratitude has been discussed as a positive construct that is linked to various prosocial outcomes, including helping behaviours and altruism, as well as intrapersonal and interpersonal gains such as life satisfaction and social bonds. The emphasis on gratitude as positive has created a dearth of research examining its potential shadow side. This current paper attempts to explore gratitude in a more critical light in order to question whether gratitude always functions in a prosocial manner. First, the theoretical relationship between gratitude, ingratiation and impression management behaviours are explored with reference to social intelligence (SI) and self-monitoring as key constructs that might underlie gratitude's shadow side. This argument outlines that the apparent prosocial nature of gratitude might, sometimes, mask manipulative and self-serving goals. Preliminary empirical evidence of the relationship between gratitude, SI and self-monitoring is then provided. In Study 1, three-hundred-and-eleven participants completed self-report measures on gratitude, self-monitoring and social intelligence. The results demonstrate smallto-medium and significant correlational links between these constructs. Study 2 explored whether practicing gratitude can lead to changes in impression management skills, specifically social intelligence, through the design and delivery of a gratitude versus pride intervention. This small scale intervention (N = 36) provides the first preliminary evidence that practicing gratitude can function to increase participants' levels of social intelligence. The possible prosocial and manipulative functions of this relationship are discussed alongside suggestions for future research avenues.

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Measures of Social Intelligence

Cited by 26 publications

References 2 publications

The Influence of Personality Traits and Demographic Factors on Social Entrepreneurship Start Up Intentions

The Influence of Personality Traits and Demographic Factors on Social Entrepreneurship Start Up Intentions

Some historical and scientific issues related to research on emotional intelligence

Gratitude, self-monitoring and social intelligence: A prosocial relationship?

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