Assortative mating for emotional intelligence

doi:10.1007/s12144-016-9501-8

Assortative mating for emotional intelligence

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punktacja MEiN [2018 A]: 20

title:	Assortative mating for emotional intelligence
author:	Śmieja-Nęcka Magdalena , Stolarski Maciej
journal title:	Current Psychology
volume:	37
issue:	1
date of publication :	2018
pages:	180-187
ISSN:	1046-1310
eISSN:	1936-4733
DOI:	10.1007/s12144-016-9501-8
URL:	https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs12144-016-9501-8.pdf
date accessed:	2018-03-19
notes:	Autorka podpisana na publikacji: Magdalena Śmieja
language:	English
journal language:	English
abstract in English:	Assortative mating has been studied on a broad range of variables, including intelligence and personality traits. In the present study we analysed the effect of assortative mating for ability emotional intelligence (EI) on a sample of heterosexual couples (N = 382), including dating and married couples. Correlation analyses revealed moderate similarity of Pearson’s r = .27 for general EI score, and was slightly weaker (from .18 to .23) for branch scores. Regression analyses showed that the Perception branch was the strongest single predictor of a partner’s general EI score, both in males and females. Continuous parameter estimation (CPEM) revealed that the magnitude of the correlation does not increase with age, thus it is highly possible that the obtained similarity reflects initial assortment (i.e., similarity at the starting point of the relationship), rather than convergence (i.e., increasing similarity with time). It seems that EI is a significant factor influencing mate assortment processes.
keywords in Polish:	inteligencja emocjonalna, dobór wybiórczy, pary
keywords in English:	emotional intelligence, initial assortment, couples, assortative mating, dyads
affiliation:	Wydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Psychologii
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper