Developing Emotional Intelligence as a key psychological resource reservoir for sustained student success

• Published in: SA Journal of Industrial Psychology Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 1 - 13
• Main Authors: Delport, Marthinus, Du Preez, Ronel, Gorgens-Ekermans, Gina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Auckland Park AOSIS 01.01.2015; African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS; AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Affect (Psychology); Cognitive ability; College students; Educational aspects; Emotional intelligence; Emotions; Higher education; Intervention; Leadership; Occupational psychology; Psychological aspects; Research design; Students; Studies; Success; South Africa

Orientation: The dire educational situation in South Africa has urged researchers to investigate predictors of sustained student success.Research purpose: To investigate to what extent an Emotional Intelligence (EI) intervention impacts the level of EI, and critical psychological resources (affect b...