Emotionele intelligentie gemeten: Pretenties en prestaties. Measuring emotional intelligence: Claims and achievements.

Presents a critical discussion of the claims and achievements regarding various types of tests of emotional intelligence (EI). The construct of EI, the reception given to EI tests, EI as a new type of intelligence, EI as self-efficacy in the social-emotional sphere, and factors determining intellectual achievement are examined. It is maintained that most EI tests are inventories measuring bundles of known personality factors and that EI is less a personality trait than a trait domain. The overestimation of the role of general personality traits and the underestimation of the role of situational factors and acquired expertise in the EI literature are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved)