The relationship between psychological reactance and emotional intelligence |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering, University College, Dublin, Ireland;2. School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, University College, Dublin, Ireland;1. University of Macerata, Department of Economics and Law, Via Crescimbeni 20, I-62100 Macerata, Italy;2. School of Management, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK;3. eHumanities Group, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Joan Muyskenweg 25, 1096 CJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands;4. GRAPES – Group of Researchers for Applications of Physics in Economy and Sociology, Rue de la Belle Jardiniere 483, B-4031 Angleur, Belgium;1. Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA;2. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA;1. Department of Political Science, University of Victoria, Canada;2. Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and School of Public Policy and Governance, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Toronto, 246 Bloor St. W, Toronto, ON M5S 1V4, Canada;1. Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium;2. Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Ghent University, Belgium;3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | Psychological reactance is a motivational force that may arise when ones freedom is threatened (Brehm, 1966). Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to label and control emotions. The purpose of this study is to explore relationships between reactance and emotional intelligence. A total of 298 undergraduate students (54.4% male) completed a measure of psychological reactance and EI. Results show that males with low behavioral reactance have significantly higher EI subscale scores on well-being, self-control, and emotionality. For females there is no significant difference between high and low behavioral reactance, and any of the EI subscales. However, for verbal reactance males with higher reactance scores have higher EI scores on self-control, well-being, emotionality, and sociability. Females with higher verbal reactance scores have higher EI scores on emotionality and sociability. These findings suggest that the relationship between reactance and EI is somewhat gender dependent and that overall emotionality is highly associated with reactance in both genders. |
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| Keywords: | Psychological reactance Emotional intelligence Gender differences Emotionality |
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