Monday 10 September 2012

The role of personality traits, core self-evaluation, and emotional intelligence in career decision-making difficulties

an article by Annamaria Di Fabio and Letizia Palazzeschi (Department of Psychology, University of Florence, Italy) and Reuven Bar-On (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch) published in Journal of Employment Counseling Volume 49 Issue 3 (September 2012)

Abstract

This study examines the role of personality traits, core self-evaluation, and emotional intelligence (EI) in career decision-making difficulties.

Italian university students (N= 232) responded to questions on the Big Five Questionnaire, Core Self-Evaluation Scale, Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory, and Career Decision-Making Difficulties Questionnaire.

It was found that EI adds significant incremental variance compared with personality traits and core self-evaluation in predicting career decision-making difficulties. The results draw attention to the unique role of EI in career decision-making difficulties, offering new research opportunities and intervention possibilities.


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