ABSTRACT
In 7 studies, the authors examined the link between emotional intelligence and interpersonal relations. In Studies 1 and 2, the participants with higher scores for emotional intelligence had higher scores for empathic perspective taking and self-monitoring in social situations. In Study 3, the participants with higher scores for emotional intelligence had higher scores for social skills. In Study 4, the participants with higher scores for emotional intelligence displayed more cooperative responses toward partners. In Study 5, the participants with higher scores for emotional intelligence had higher scores for close and affectionate relationships. In Study 6, the participants' scores for marital satisfaction were higher when they rated their marital partners higher for emotional intelligence. In Study 7, the participants anticipated greater satisfaction in relationships with partners described as having emotional intelligence.
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Emotions , Intelligence , Interpersonal Relations , Adult , Empathy , Female , Humans , Internal-External Control , Male , Marriage/psychology , Personality Inventory , Self ConceptSubject(s)
Interpersonal Relations , Social Behavior , Touch , Adult , Female , Gender Identity , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Crisis Intervention , Marriage , Persuasive Communication , Spouse Abuse/psychology , Adult , Female , Humans , RecurrenceABSTRACT
In order to examine the feasibility of doing more sanity and competency evaluations and treatment on an outpatient basis rather than at a state hospital, we gave a feasibility questionnaire to 288 CMHC and state hospital administrators and treatment staff members. The respondents indicated that, given enhanced community evaluation and treatment programs for forensic clients, (a) 41 percent of the sanity evaluations and 45 percent of the competency evaluations done at the hospital could be done in local communities, (b) 35 percent to 38 percent of the clients found incompetent could be treated in local communities, and (c) 39 percent to 50 percent of the clients found insane could be released to outpatient treatment six months earlier than presently. Other findings indicated several specific improvements needed in the community mental health system before it can properly handle more forensic clients.
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Antisocial Personality Disorder/rehabilitation , Commitment of Mentally Ill/legislation & jurisprudence , Community Mental Health Centers , Forensic Psychiatry , Insanity Defense , Colorado , HumansSubject(s)
Cognition Disorders/diagnosis , Adult , Depressive Disorder/psychology , Female , Humans , Male , PsychometricsABSTRACT
This study evaluated Shacham's 8-item short form of the original 15-item POMS-Depression scale (N = 131). The study found that the short form did not have significantly lower concurrent validity than the original form; had only slightly lower internal consistency; and had a mean and a standard deviation close enough to those of the original form to allow prorating of short-form scores for interpretation with original form norms. It was concluded that the short form is roughly equivalent psychometrically to the previously validated original form. The short form of the POMS-Depression scale was identified as apparently the shortest available validated measure of depression.
