Individual Differences In Facial Emotion Processing: Trait Emotional Intelligence, Cognitive Ability, Or Transient Stress?

Keywords

attention; emotion perception; facial emotion; microexpressions; stress; task engagement; trait emotional intelligence

Abstract

This study tested whether trait emotional intelligence (TEI) measures of narrow bandwidth predict perception of facial emotion, using two tasks: identification of microexpressions of emotion and controlled visual search for target emotions. A total of 129 undergraduates completed multiple scales for TEI, as well as cognitive ability, personality, and stress measures. TEI was associated with a reduced stress response, but failed to predict performance on either task, contrary to the initial hypothesis. However, performance related significantly to higher cognitive intelligence, subjective task engagement, and use of task-focused coping. Individual differences in attentional resources may support processing of both emotive and non-emotive stimuli.

Publication Date

2-17-2015

Publication Title

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volume

33

Issue

1

Number of Pages

68-82

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282914550386

Socpus ID

84920973825 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84920973825

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