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Emotional intelligence as a mediator in the relationship between neuroticism and L2 achievement
Katarzyna Ożańska-ponikwiaKatarzyna SkałackaEwa Piechurska-kucielsubject
Linguistics and LanguageForeign language learningEmotional intelligencemedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciencesforeign language learning050109 social psychologyemotional intelligenceNeuroticism050105 experimental psychologyLanguage and LinguisticsDevelopmental psychologyMediatorpersonalityPersonality0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesneuroticismPsychologyL2 speaking skillsmedia_commondescription
Abstract The present study investigates the interaction of the higher-order personality trait of Neuroticism and the lower-order personality trait of Emotional Intelligence (trait EI) in the context of foreign language acquisition (FLA). A mediation model was applied to explore the pathway from Neuroticism via trait EI to self-rated L2 skills. The reported results show that the trait EI is not only a significant predictor of the self-reported L2 speaking proficiency, but also a mediator in the relationship between Neuroticism and self-rated L2 speaking proficiency. Consequently, trait EI could be regarded as an important variable in the FLA context because its positive impact on self-perceived L2 speaking skills might diminish the negative influence of Neuroticism.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-23 | Applied Linguistics Review |