Vera Hampel

Putting assumptions to the test: A meta-analytic review of gender differences in emotional intelligence and specific emotion abilities.

Are women more emotionally intelligent than men? Emotional intelligence (EI) is often colloquially ascribed to women, yet the extant empirical literature yields inconclusive results and EI theories are largely oblivious to gender as an explanatory dimension. To re-evaluate the literature, test key moderators, and devel...