How do emotionally intelligent individuals react to other people's emotions? A study on emotional and facial reactions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

According to the hypersensitivity hypothesis, highly emotionally intelligent individuals perceive emotion information at a lower threshold, pay more attention to emotion information, and may be characterized by more intense emotional experiences. The goal of the present study was to investigate whether and how emotional intelligence (EI) is related to hypersensitivity operationalized as heightened emotional and facial reactions when observing others narrating positive and negative life experiences.

Methods

Participants (144 women) watched positive and negative videos in three different conditions: with no specific instructions (spontaneous condition), with the instructions to put themselves in the character's shoes (empathic condition) and with the instructions to

SUBMITTER: Gillioz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11895264 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature