MOTIVATIONAL MECHANISMS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICING PSYCHOLOGISTS

Abstract

Abstract: The article deals with the features of emotional intelligence and analysis of factors that influence its development. Classical theories that give rise to the study of emotional intelligence and the latest developments of modern researchers are considered. Emotional intelligence is an important component of the personality of workers of helping professions, including psychologists. Although the issue of the development of emotional intelligence is quite well studied, only a small part of research covered the motivational factors that affect its level. The article draws attention to the motivational components of personality, as possible factors in the development of emotional intelligence. The novelty of the study is the identification of motivational factors that affect the emotional intelligence of practical psychologists. The aim of the article was to find out the features of emotional intelligence of practicing psychologists and the factors that affect its level in this group of subjects. The study was conducted through an electronic anonymous survey. A set of diagnostic methods was chosen, with quantitative and qualitative methods used for their processing (Statistica 16). It was found that the medium and high level of development of components of emotional intelligence dominate in subjects, and its development is significantly influenced by the components of prosocial motivation of an individual. We see the prospect of further research in a more detailed study of the peculiarities of the development of emotional intelligence of workers of various helping professions.