Original Articles

Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Postgraduate Students' Psychosocial Employability Attributes

Published in: Journal of Psychology in Africa
Volume 23 , issue 2 , 2013 , pages: 187–194

DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2013.10820614

Author(s): Ingrid Potgieter University of South Africa, , Melinde Coetzee University of South Africa,

Keywords: career metacompetencies , emotional intelligence , employability attributes , career development support practices

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Abstract

This study determined the influence of individuals' emotional intelligence on their psychosocial employability attributes. A cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted. A non-probability sample of 304 employed postgraduate students (predominantly early career black = 70 %; females = 64 % with a mean age of 26–40 years) participated in the study. Multiple regressions were used to analyse the data. Emotional intelligence was found to be a significant predictor of the participants' psychosocial employability attributes. The findings provide valuable information that can be used in career development support and counselling practices in the contemporary work world.

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