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. 2018 May 2;8(5):45.
doi: 10.3390/bs8050045.

A New Layered Model on Emotional Intelligence

Athanasios S Drigas  1 , Chara Papoutsi  2
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A New Layered Model on Emotional Intelligence

Athanasios S Drigas et al. Behav Sci (Basel). .

Abstract

Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been an important and controversial topic during the last few decades. Its significance and its correlation with many domains of life has made it the subject of expert study. EI is the rudder for feeling, thinking, learning, problem-solving, and decision-making. In this article, we present an emotional⁻cognitive based approach to the process of gaining emotional intelligence and thus, we suggest a nine-layer pyramid of emotional intelligence and the gradual development to reach the top of EI.

Keywords: awareness; emotional intelligence; emotions; intelligence; management.

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The emotional intelligence pyramid (9-layer model).
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The cognitive and metacognitive processes to move from a layer to another.
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