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The Impact of Culture on Emotional Intelligence and the Relationships Between Emotional Intelligence and Variables Across Cultures

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문태원

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pp. 113~149 / 2007 Vol.14 No.2

Abstract

Recent studies in cultural psychology have found that cultural orientation greatly impacts emotional expressions, as well as how one perceives oneself. This study examines whether or not Emotional Intelligence (EI) is dependent on national culture by finding significant variances between emotional responses from 160 employees (80 from the U.S., and 80 from Korea) in a given situation. This study also aims to determine whether individual performance is impacted by EI and if so, whether EI can be used as a predictor of performance. In addition, by examining the relationships between EI and various other demographic variables, the results of this study affirm that emotional intelligence is impacted by age, gender, and educational level.

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