TY - JOUR ID - 67797 TI - The effect of training emotional intelligence skills on rational, intuitive, avoidant, dependent and spontaneous decision making styles JO - International Journal of Behavioral Sciences JA - IJBS LA - en SN - 2322-1194 AU - Tabesh, Fahimeh AU - Zare, Hossein AD - Payame noor university Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 VL - 6 IS - 4 SP - 323 EP - 329 KW - Emotional intelligence KW - Decision Making KW - Intuitive KW - Avoidant KW - Dependent KW - Spontaneous DO - N2 - Introduction: The present study aimed to study the effect of training emotional intelligence skills on rational, intuitive, avoidant, dependent and spontaneous decision making styles.Method: Thirty-six volunteered female employees in Road Maintenance and Transport Organization were randomly divided into 2 equal groups of trial and control. Barr Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire and Scott and Bruce Decision Making Style Scale were used to recognize the weaknesses of individual’s emotional intelligence as pretest and posttest. The trial group received the intervention based on emotional intelligence skills training for 8 sessions.Results: Comparing the results of tests by covariance analytical method showed the interventions affect decision making styles in that emotional intelligence skills training increased using the intuitive decision making and decreased using avoidant, dependent and spontaneous decision making.Conclusion: According to the research findings, the enhancement of emotional intelligence as a combination of different traits empowers the individual to manage and improve cognitive processing through recognizing, understanding, regulating and controlling emotions. UR - https://www.behavsci.ir/article_67797.html L1 - https://www.behavsci.ir/article_67797_bc0d197c98a5b00a71cd52a9e1ef116b.pdf ER -