Peer Evaluations Influence Self-Assessment of Emotional Intelligence

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is an important leadership skill; research has demonstrated that emotional intelligence is related to leadership effectiveness (Koh and O'Higgins, 2018). The current research examined how receiving peer feedback on emotional intelligence influenced ones self-assessment of emotional intelligence in a junior leadership course. The findings suggest that individuals who received peer feedback on their emotional intelligence changed their self-assessment less over time compared to individuals who did not receive peer feedback. However, when the individuals who received peer feedback did change their self-assessment, they were likely to change their self-assessment to be more in line with how their peers assessed them. Peer assessments of emotional intelligence were also examined as a predictor of course outcomes and, though peer assessments and course outcomes were significantly correlated, emotional intelligence did not predict course outcomes beyond traditional peer assessments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1124585

Entities

People

  • Anthony P Randall
  • Elizabeth R. Uhl
  • Melissa J. Glorioso

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Contracts
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Feedback
  • Group Dynamics
  • Instructors
  • Leadership
  • Learning
  • Military Psychology
  • Military Research
  • Personality
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Schools
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Teamwork
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Education
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.