Development of Emotional Intelligence: Review of Studies

The article provides an overview of the 1999-2020 studies on the development of emotional intelligence, carried out using the databases of scientific citation Scopus and Web of Science. Publications for analysis were selected on the basis of the recommendations of PRISMA-2009. Fifty-eight articles, combined in six areas of research, were selected for detailed analysis. The review revealed the conditions for the development of emotional intelligence, considered methods, technologies, means of emotional intelligence development, topical directions of emotional intelligence development in children of preschool and school ages, students, as well as professionals of various professions.

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