Table 2 Description of the study moderators
Moderator | Operational definitions |
|---|---|
Age | Mean age of participants; range 18.5–24.1 years |
Year of Publication | Ranged from 2005 to December 2021 |
Country | The United States and Canada |
Other (include all other countries) | |
Academic Performance Criterion | |
GPA | Grade point average |
Unit or final examinations | Achievement examinations on a specific unit or module |
EI Test | |
EQ-i | Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory |
MSCEIT | Mayer–Salovey–Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test |
SSEIT | Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test |
Other EI test | All other EI tests |
EI task nature | |
Self-report/trait-based | A self-report EI assessment that is based on a mixed-model approach for assessing EI |
Ability-based | Assessments that treat EI as a set of skills that combines cognition and emotions |
EI subscale | |
Perceiving emotions | Refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions |
Emotional management | Refers to the ability to be aware of and constructively handle both positive and challenging emotions |
Understanding emotions | Refers to the ability to understand the nature, causes, and control/regulation of emotion |
Facilitating thinking | Refers to the ability to use emotions to facilitate thinking |
Other | All other EI subscales such as self-expression, stress management, and self-perception |
Total score | A composite EI score |