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Social quotient or social intelligence is the ability of someone to read and respond appropriately to the emotions of others (Atre, n.d.).
Signs of Social Intelligence
Signs of Social Intelligence
Active Listening
Knowledge of social situations
Conversational skills
Cultural awareness
Emotional Intelligence
Listens well and pays attention
(Indeed, n.d. b)
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Important VOCAB
Social = needing companionship and therefore suited to living in communities.
Intelligence = the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.
Emotions = a natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's mood, or relationships with others.
Self Awareness = conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, and desires.
Empathetic = having the ability to imagine how someone else feels.
(Oxford English Dictionary, n.d.)
FACTS ABOUT SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE
If you meet up with someone who is happy, chances are you may end up happy as well.
Behaviors are also transferable so if you see someone help another person in need, you will want to help as well.
Social intelligence can enhance our emotional and physical well-being.
Social intelligence can be learned.
With social intelligence you can better read and respond to social cues.
(Mia, 2015; Intelligent Change, n.d.)
Social Norms = Social intelligence requires awareness of social norms and rules. Socially intelligent people follow these norms and can shift between various social roles as well.
(Communication Theory, n.d.)
Understanding emotions= Having strong social intelligence can allow you to better empathize with team members. Empathy can lead to communication that produces positive results for the better (Indeed, n.d.)
(Indeed, n.d. b)
A Video Explaining Social Intelligence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY35a_eTRW0&t=30s
4 Components of Social Quotient
Self Awareness - The ability of a person to understand their own emotions/behaviors, and how they effect others.
Self-Regulation - The ability to control your own emotions and behaviors in response to situations.
Social Awareness - Being able to perceive and understand the emotions of those around you.
Relationship Management - The ability to form and maintain healthy relationships with those around you.
(Seaton, 2022; MasterClass, 2022)
What Does SQ Predict?
What Does SQ Predict?
Popularity.
How helpful and prosocial you are to others.
Good social problem-solving skills.
Ability to manipulate and control the social order of peer group.
Poor social and interpersonal skills will lead to difficult social lives and perceived popularity.
(Noortje, et al., 2008)
What is Associated with High/Low SQ?
What is Associated with High/Low SQ?
High Social Intelligence
Amiable and affable.
Fit well into different cultures.
Show strong behavior that make other feel valued, trusted, respected.
You interact well with others.
Low Social Intelligence
Not intentionally socially unavailable.
Lack of social awareness and understanding.
Your behavior makes others feel frustrated, inadequate, and devalued.
(HealthHub, n.d)
Study finds that kids with high social intelligence are less likely to get into trouble.
Sharma and his colleagues (2018) conducted a study on 120 Indian children with intellectual disabilities. They were given several tests and surveys including a standard IQ test and the social intelligence tests and a survey of negative behaviors. Regular intelligence and social intelligence were correlated. The smart kids were the more social adept they were. They also found that children were less likely to commit bad behaviors if they had high social intelligence. This study suggests that social intelligence is dependent on regular intelligence and that having high social intelligence may help you hold back negative behaviors.
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