Graduate Program
Clinical Psychology
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Semester of Degree Completion
2008
Thesis Director
Ronan Bernas
Thesis Committee Member
Anu Sharma
Thesis Committee Member
Christine McCormick
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis was to examine the role that culture plays in emotionaJ intelligence, in people's ability to use emotions adaptively in their daily lives. Specifically, it presented existing cross-cultural research literature on emotional intelligence, with particular focus on the emotional competencies of Americans and Indians. The literature on cross-cultural psychology of emotions revealed cross-cultural similarities as well as differences in each phase of the emotion process. It supported the view that considerable universality existed with regards to perception of emotions in facial expressions, while the major sources of differences were detected in the processes ofregulation of emotion and in certain appraisal propensities. Implications of these cultural variations were discussed with regards to the role of emotional intelligence in the diagnosis and treatment of psychopathology.
Recommended Citation
Sengupta, Koyeli, "The Cultural Dimension Of Emotional Intelligence And Its Clinical Implications" (2008). Masters Theses. 601.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/601
