The Effect of Implicit Attitude on Self-Concept, Emotional Intelligence, Personality Characteristics and Ego Defense Styles

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We conducted this study to compare bank employees with high emotional intelligence to those with low emotional intelligence, assessing the impact of other implicit attitudes about one's self-concept on their self-concept, emotional intelligence, personality, and ego defense mechanisms. This study involved 153 participants. We classified the subjects into two experimental groups and one control group. We applied Beck's self-concept inventory, Bar-On emotional intelligence inventory, Defense Styles Questionnaire, and NEO Personality Inventory-Revised to assess the self-concept, emotional intelligence, ego defense styles, and personality characteristics of middle-aged participants from bank branches in Tehran, Iran. This study implemented control pre- and post-test designs. We analyzed the research data using descriptive analysis, partial correlation, ANCOVA, and MANCOVA at a significant level of 0.05. All experimental groups received Beck’s self-concept inventory. We analyzed the research data using descriptive analysis, partial correlation, and one-way multivariate analysis of covariance. In the experimental group, there was a significant drop in low emotional intelligence, a stronger negative correlation between self-concept and neuroticism, and a positive correlation with extraversion, conscientiousness, intrapersonal intelligence, general mood, and an immature defense style. However, we found no significant correlation between openness, agreeableness, interpersonal intelligence, adaptability, stress management, mature, and neurotic defense styles.

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