Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence–What does it mean? (PDF)
This lively and exciting guide from STC's College Success faculty and Drs. Low and Nelson of Texas A&M Kingsville explains each of the 13 key areas of Emotional Intelligence.

The Way of the Jaguar Warrior (PPT)
The same team brings you the keys to Emotional Intelligence in a fast-moving PowerPoint slideshow.

Emotional Intelligence Skills and Challenges

Aggression
Our libraries offer a wide variety of books about managing your anger and channeling it in positive ways.

Assertion
Here's a how-to guide with practical steps for becoming more assertive.

Change Orientation
You can find many books about coping with organizational change as well as about personal change in your STC libraries.

Comfort
We have books like this one that show how your communication style can help others feel good to be around you. You can even read that part right now!

Commitment ethic
This electronic book is one of many in our collection that can help you understand and maintain your sense of commitment to tasks, jobs, and causes. See instructions below if you're not sure how to read our e-books.

Decision making
These practical tips can help you to be decisive and feel confident about your decisions.

Deference
Overcoming your shyness and inhibitions is a main theme of this book, one of many we have that can help you develop assured confidence. Ask a library staff member (confidently!) if you'd like some help finding more.

Drive Strength
Learn how to be a great achiever in any field by reading the life stories in this book about motivation and ambition.

Empathy
Several of our books about empathy are shown in this catalog search. Another book, especially for educators, is here as well.

Leadership
Your libraries have hundreds of books about developing and using your leadership skills.

Self Esteem
Find books, videos, and electronic books about boosting your self esteem at STC libraries.

Stress Management
Your libraries have close to 100 titles dealing with stress management, including electronic books–see instructions below to access those.

Time Management
Your STC libraries offer nearly 200 titles that deal with time management.

Web Resources

Cherniss, Cary. "Emotional Intelligence: What it is and Why it Matters." Conference paper. Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA, April 15, 2000.

Jordan, Peter, Neal Ashkanasy, and Charmine Hartel. "Emotional Intelligence as a Moderator of Emotional and Behavioral Reactions to Job Insecurity." Academy of Management Review 27.3 (2002): 361-372.

Low, Gary and Darwin Nelson. "Emotional Intelligence: The Role of Transformative Learning in Academic Excellence." 2005.

Nelson, Darwin and Gary Low. Instructor's Manual for Emotional Intelligence: Achieving Academic and Career Excellence. 2003. (155 pages; extensive bibliography.)

Electronic Books

To view these e-books from our library's collection when off campus you will need to identify yourself with an STC username and password. Students may use your JagNet or WebCT credentials; faculty and staff can get a password by calling 872-2598 or 872-2582. Once you're in NetLibrary, creating a personal account will speed your access. Ask at any library if you'd like help making an account.

Caruso, David, and Peter Salovey.
The Emotionally Intelligent Manager: How to Develop and Use the Four Key Emotional Skills of Leadership. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

Cherniss, Cary.
The emotionally intelligent workplace: How to select for measure, and improve emotional intelligence in individuals, groups, and organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Web Directories

Emotional Intelligence in the dmoz Open Directory Project

Emotional Intelligence in the Google Directory

Journal Articles

To view these articles in our library's licensed online collections when off campus you will need to identify yourself with an STC username and password. Students may use your JagNet or WebCT credentials; faculty and staff can get a password by calling 872-2598 or 872-2582.

Justice, Madeline and Sue Espinosa. "Emotional Intelligence and Beginning Teacher Candidates." Education 127.4 (Summer 2007): 456-461.

Pérez Pérez, Nélida y Juan Luis Castejón Costa. "La Inteligencia Emocional como predictor del rendimiento académico en estudiantes universitarios." Ansiedad y Estrés. 13.2-3. (Dec 2007): 119-129.

Rodriquez, Geraldine, Steve W. Johnson, and Don C. Combs. "Significant Variables Associated with Assertiveness Among Hispanic College Women." Journal of Instructional Psychology 28.3 (Sep 2001): 184.