Association between conscientiousness and team emotional intelligence: A moderated mediation model.

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Organizational Behavior

Background:

• Team emotional intelligence (TEI) is crucial for effective collaboration.
• Understanding the predictors of TEI, such as personality traits and emotion regulation, is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

• To examine the influence of conscientiousness and interpersonal emotion regulation on TEI.
• To investigate the mediating roles of individual emotional intelligence and emotion regulation in this relationship.

Main Methods:

• Survey of 1369 college students using validated scales for conscientiousness, TEI, and leadership positive emotional operation.
• Statistical analyses included variance analysis, correlation, multiple regression, and structural equation modeling (SEM) with bootstrapping.

Main Results:

• Conscientiousness significantly predicted TEI and leadership positive emotional operation.
• Interpersonal positive emotion regulation partially mediated the relationship between conscientiousness and TEI.
• Conscientiousness predicted TEI through the mediating effect of individual emotional intelligence.

Conclusions:

• Conscientiousness is a key predictor of TEI in college students.
• Interpersonal emotion regulation and individual emotional intelligence act as important mediators in the development of TEI.