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Trait Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Self-Efficacy: Their Relationship with Collective Efficacy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2014

José J. Villanueva  and
José C. Sánchez
José J. Villanueva
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (Mexico)
José C. Sánchez*
Affiliation:
Universidad de Salamanca (Spain)
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Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to: José C. Sánchez, Universidad de Salamanca, Facultad de Psicología, Avda. de la Merced, n° 109/131, 37005, Salamanca, Spain.
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Abstract

In this article, a leadership model is presented, with which to investigate the relationship of trait emotional intelligence (trait EI), leadership self-efficacy and leader's task self-efficacy with collective task efficacy and group performance. The sample was made up of 217 undergraduate students, randomly assigned to work teams of 1 leader and 2 followers that were requested to perform a production task. An adapted version of the Schutte Self-Report Inventory (SSRI; Schutte et al., 1998) was used to measure trait EI. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypothesized relationships. Results indicated that task self-efficacy was a mediator between leadership self-efficacy and collective task efficacy; the latter, in turn, was the best predictor of group performance. No significant relationship was found between trait EI and collective task efficacy although, unexpectedly, trait EI was positively associated with leadership self-efficacy. Implications of the results are discussed.

Presentamos un modelo de liderazgo para examinar las relaciones entre la inteligencia emocional rasgo, la autoeficacia para el liderazgo y la autoeficacia para la tarea del líder con las creencias de eficacia colectiva para la tarea y el desempeño grupal. La muestra fue compuesta por 217 estudiantes universitarios que fueron asignados al azar a equipos de trabajo conformados de 1 líder y 2 seguidores para llevar a cabo una tarea de producción. Para medir la inteligencia emocional rasgo se empleó una versión adaptada de la escala Schutte Self-Report Inventory (Schutte et al., 1998). Para verificar las hipótesis principales, se utilizó un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados indicaron que la autoeficacia del líder para la tarea fue una variable mediadora entre la autoeficacia para el liderazgo y la eficacia colectiva para la tarea; ésta a su vez fue la mejor predictora de la desempeño grupal. La IE rasgo no tuvo relación con la eficacia colectiva para la tarea pero, en una dirección no esperada, la IE rasgo se asoció positivamente con la autoeficacia para el liderazgo. Se comentan las implicaciones de los resultados.

Keywords

leadership self-efficacytrait emotional intelligencecollective efficacygroup performanceautoeficacia del líderinteligencia emocional rasgoeficacia colectivadesempeño grupal
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , November 2007 , pp. 349 - 357
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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