There is an increasing about of research interest in emotional intelligence (EQ), emotional resilience / regulation at the moment and I would just like to follow on from the last post about emotional resilience and emotional intelligence with a little snippet from some research on the the factors that are considered as elements of emotional intelligence. Mayer et al* suggested in their research that (EQ) for research purposes was largely made up 4 main factors:
- Emotion Perception
- Emotion Facilitation
- Emotion Understanding
- Emotion Regulation
I will unpack each of these a little in the next four blog posts and how they relate to overcoming fear and anxiety, whether it be job interview nerves, driving test nerves or a phobia.
*Mayer, J.D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. (2000). Models of emotional intelligence. In R.J. Sternberg (Ed.), The handbook of intelligence (pp. 396-420). New York: Cambridge University Press.
