Sex differences in parents' estimations of their own and their children's intelligence

Furnham, Adrian; Bunclark, Katherine

doi:10.1016/j.intell.2005.05.005

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“…En la mayoría de estudios, los hombres estimaron su C.I. por encima de su ejecución y lo contrario ocurría con las mujeres (Furnham y Bunclark, 2006;Furnham y Petrides, 2004).…”

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¿Es la inteligencia emocional una cuestión de género? Socialización de las competencias emocionales en hombres y mujeres y sus implicaciones

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Fernández‐Berrocal

Rodríguez

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ResumenEl objetivo de este trabajo es tratar de justificar las diferencias de género encontradas en los principales factores que integran la Inteligencia Emocional, desde la perspectiva del Modelo de Habilidad de Mayer y Salovey (1997). Para ello, realizamos una revisión sobre las diferentes pautas de socialización emocional que utilizan los padres en función del género de sus hijos y de qué modo repercuten en el desarrollo diferencial de las competencias emocionales, haciendo una comparación entre éstas y los resultados de las investigaciones en el campo de la Inteligencia Emocional. Se discuten los resultados obtenidos a través de la citada revisión, sus implicaciones, así como las necesarias futuras líneas de investigación al respecto.Palabras Clave: competencias emocionales, género, socialización, inteligencia emocional. Recibido AbstractThis article attempts to justify gender differences found for the main factors that comprise emotional intelligence from the standpoint of the Mayer and Salovey Skill Model (1997). In order to do so, we carry out a review of the different emotional socialization patterns used by parents on the basis of their children's gender and look into their impact on the differential development of emotional competencies, comparing these with the findings of research conducted in the field of Emotional Intelligence. Results from this review and their implications are discussed, as well as necessary lines for future research.Keywords: emotional competencies, gender, socialization, emotional intelligence. Se ha afirmado que suelen ser emocionalmente más expresivas que los varones, que tienen una mayor comprensión de las emociones y que suelen mostrar mayor habilidad en ciertas competencias interpersonales: reconocen mejor las emociones en los demás y son más perceptivas y empáticas (Aquino, 2003;Argyle, 1990;Hargie, Saunders, y Dickson, 1995;Lafferty, 2004;Tapia y Marsh II, 2006;Trobst, Collins, y Embree, 1994). Además, existen evidencias de que determinadas áreas del cerebro, dedicadas al procesamiento emocional, pueden ser más grandes en las mujeres que en los hombres (Baron-Cohen, 2003Gur, Gunning-Dixon, Bilker y Gur, 2002) y que la actividad cerebral también muestra diferencias en función del sexo (Jaušovec y Jaušovec, 2005).Si buscamos el origen de estas diferencias deberíamos retrotraernos hasta la infancia, donde se forjan estas competencias. Diversos estudios muestran los distintos mundos emocionales en los que crecen las niñas y los niños, resaltando las diferencias sexuales en la socialización e instrucción emocional. tos a sus hijos pequeños, suelen utilizar palabras más cargadas emocionalmente con las niñas que con los niños. Los padres tienden a hablar más sobre emociones con sus hijas que con sus hijos. Las madres conversan sobre aspectos emocionales y usan más términos emocionales que los padres y cuando, por su parte, juegan con sus hijos e hijas, expresan un espectro más amplio de emociones en el caso de que lo hagan con las niñas, y son también más detallistas con ell...

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“…En la mayoría de estudios, los hombres estimaron su C.I. por encima de su ejecución y lo contrario ocurría con las mujeres (Furnham y Bunclark, 2006;Furnham y Petrides, 2004).…”

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“…As well, it is confirmed that empathy that children perceive in their parents influences the development of their own empathy and emotional regulation, acting as a background to pro-social behavior (Richaud, 2009). On the other hand, expectations that parents have and communicate, consciously or unconsciously to their children can affect their own development (Furnham & Bunclark, 2006).…”

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“…This phenomenon is known as Pygmalion effect (Furnham & Bunclark, 2006). At this respect, studies show that estimates that parents do on the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of children correlate significantly with the actual scores on IQ of their children, derived from tests on verbal, numerical and perceptual skills, having the mothers, in comparison to the fathers, a more accu- (Furnham & Bunclark, 2006). In the family setting our own perceptions can have a significant effect.…”

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Gender Differences in Perceptive Emotional Adjustment of Parents on Their Children’s Emotional Intelligence

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2018

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In the field of intelligence, parental beliefs about their children's intelligence can influence their performance (Beyer, 1999). In a particular way, this phenomenon is known as the Pygmalion effect (Furnham & Bunclark, 2006). In the area of Emotional Intelligence (EI), the research is scarce. Therefore, our objective is to study if the perceptive emotional adjustment differs according to the sex of the parents, and also to examine if this is reflected in the predictive power of the EI of the children. The sample consisted of 1005 subjects, including 335 students from the University of Castilla la Mancha and their respective fathers and mothers. According to the results of this study, we can conclude that emotional abilities of children perceived by their parents are quite close to those provided by children themselves. However, the mothers, in particular, were able to report these EI abilities more closely, showing, in comparison to fathers, a more accurate emotional adjustment with relation to their children's EI. The prediction of the EI of children varies according to the EI factor we are referring to, as well as with the sex of the parents.

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“…Over thirty studies that used the "multiple" self-estimated intelligence model (Furnham, 2000;Furnham & Bunclark, 2006) have found that gender differences were strongest on the Mathematical/Logical and Spatial intelligences, followed by overall ("g") and verbal intelligences, with males significantly overestimating and females significantly underestimating their abilities. This consistent gender difference has been referred to as the Hubris-Humility Effect (HHE) (Storek & Furnham, 2012ab).…”

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Gender, BMI, and Personality as Predictors of Self-Assessed Attractiveness and Intelligence

Furnham¹

2017

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Over 2000 students completed three short questionnaires in which they rated their general and multiple intelligence, their attractiveness and personality using a shortened measure of the Big Five. They also provided information about their weight, height, religious and political beliefs. A series of regression was performed with self-rated intelligence and attractiveness as the criterion variable. Females scored higher on Neuroticism and Agreeableness and lower on Openness, Self-estimated IQ and attractiveness. Regressions for self-estimated IQ and Attractiveness showed a similar pattern: Conscientious, Disagreeable, Extraverted, Lower BMI males gave higher scores. Regressions for the different "multiple intelligences" showed that four (Logical, Spatial, Interpersonal, Spiritual) of the nine predictor variables accounted for 10 or more percent of the variance. For the "Academic intelligences" results showed that Conscientious, Open, Extraverted males gave higher scores. Implications and limitations are considered.

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Sex differences in parents' estimations of their own and their children's intelligence

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¿Es la inteligencia emocional una cuestión de género? Socialización de las competencias emocionales en hombres y mujeres y sus implicaciones

¿Es la inteligencia emocional una cuestión de género? Socialización de las competencias emocionales en hombres y mujeres y sus implicaciones

Gender Differences in Perceptive Emotional Adjustment of Parents on Their Children’s Emotional Intelligence

Gender, BMI, and Personality as Predictors of Self-Assessed Attractiveness and Intelligence

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