감성지능의 연구동향 및 방향 = Trend and Direction for Research in Early Childhood Emotional Intelligence

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to explore answers about the following three questions through literature reviews related to emotional intelligence: 1) What is the nature of emotional intelligence and how does its hypothetical construct differ from general intelligence and personality test?, 2) What are the appropriate criterion measures to check the convergent, discriminant, and incremental validity of emotional intelligence?, and 3) What are the kinds and types of research variables which directly or indirectly influence emotional competence? By reviewing the recent research data about emotional intelligence, research introduced the diverse points of view about concept and construct of emotional intelligence, especially as the useful alternative of traditional academic intelligence. Research proposed a hypothetical model for emotional intelligence inquiry, which consisted of four ports, that is, cognitive traits, noncognitical traits, the combined traits of cognitive and noncognitical traits, and independent traits. The adequacy of this model should be empirically tested by researchers. In addition, research provided a way for research flow chart about emotional intelligence and in related variables. This research flow chart would show research direction in the future related to emotional intelligence problems and those solution.