An introduction to emotional intelligence / Lorraine Dacre-Pool, University of Central Lancashire, Lancashire, UK, Pamela Qualter, University of Central Lancashire, Lancashire, UK.

Includes index.

Preface introduction / by the editors Lorraine Dacre Pool and Pamela Qualter -- Emotional intelligence : a brief historical introduction / Moshe Zeidner and Gerald Matthews -- Trait and ability conceptualizations of emotional intelligence / Elizabeth J Austin -- Emotional self-efficacy / Nicola S Schutte -- Measuring emotional intelligence / Luke E R Brown, Pamela Qualter and Carolyn MacCann -- An overview of emotional intelligence in early childhood / Craig S Bailey and Susan E Rivers -- Emotional intelligence and emotional education in the school years / Juan-Carlos Perez-González and Pamela Qualter -- Emotional intelligence in adolescence and early adulthood / Sarah K Davis -- Emotional intelligence in higher education / Debbie Pope and Lorraine Dacre Pool -- Emotional intelligence and the workplace / Lorraine Dacre Pool -- Emotional intelligence for healthcare professions : professional compathy / Theo Stickley and Dawn Freshwater -- Emotional intelligence, stress, and health : when the going gets tough, the tough turn to emotions / Kateryna V Keefer, Donald H Saklofske and James D A Parker -- Emotional intelligence and ageing / Pamela Qualter and Maria Gallagher.