{
  "title": "Can emotional intelligence be developed through training?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/peut-on-developper-l-intelligence-emotionnelle-par-la-formation-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-08-18",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "A meta-analysis suggests a moderate training effect, with major methodological caveats.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Emotional Intelligence",
  "place": {
    "name": "Fribourg",
    "region": "Fribourg",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "The reference definition",
      "point": "John Mayer, Peter Salovey and David Caruso (2008, American Psychologist) define [emotional intelligence](/formation/intelligence-emotionnelle/fribourg) as abilities: perceiving, using, understanding and managing emotions.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Training effects",
      "point": "Victoria Mattingly and Kurt Kraiger (2019, Human Resource Management Review) find a moderate positive meta-analytic effect, with few rigorous designs.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The nuance",
      "point": "Self-reports improve more easily than performance tests."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The limit of common practice",
      "point": "Judging training by participants' end-of-day feelings.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Fribourg",
      "point": "Before and three months after training, have two colleagues rate specific behaviours and compare with self-ratings."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Caruso",
      "year": "2008",
      "source": "American Psychologist"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Kraiger",
      "year": "2019",
      "source": "Human Resource Management Review"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 113,
  "image": "https://www.shr.swiss/img/blog-editorial-2026-08-18-en.jpg?v=4",
  "translations": {
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    "en": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/peut-on-developper-l-intelligence-emotionnelle-par-la-formation-en",
    "de": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/peut-on-developper-l-intelligence-emotionnelle-par-la-formation-de",
    "it": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/peut-on-developper-l-intelligence-emotionnelle-par-la-formation-it"
  },
  "relatedPages": {
    "programme": "https://www.shr.swiss/formation/intelligence-emotionnelle/fribourg",
    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/fribourg",
    "blog": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}