Abstract

This study examined the role of emotional intelligence in relationships. Drawing on the notion that individuals who are high on emotional intelligence should have more social ties to others and stronger relationships within these ties, this study used social network analysis to specifically examine the extent to which emotional intelligence is positively related to social network centrality. I hypothesized that emotional intelligence would be positively related to centrality in four networks: advice, friendship, support, and positive affect presence. The hypotheses were not supported in this study, in spite of this, the incremental validity suggest a relationship between emotional intelligence and network centrality that may show up in future research.

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Graduation Date

2016

Semester

Summer

Advisor

Joseph, Dana

Degree

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Sciences

Department

Psychology

Degree Program

Industrial Organizational Psychology

Format

application/pdf

Identifier

CFE0006686

URL

http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0006686

Language

English

Release Date

February 2018

Length of Campus-only Access

1 year

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

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