2011 Volume 10 Issue 4 Pages 489-495
In this study, how social intelligence (SI) and emotional intelligence (EI) are related to the ability to behave has been discussed. It has also been examined how the degree of reliability to others is related to SI. The following proposition was hypothesized: (i)Higher reliability to others leads to higher SI. (ii) SI and EI are important factors and keys to the enhanced ability to behave (decision making of behavior, attention in behavior, motivation to behave, and flexibility in behavior). A questionnaire which includes the following items was prepared: SI (social awareness and social facility), EI, the degree of reliability to others, and ability to behave. An attempt was made to verify the hypothesis above by a questionnaire survey. It was found that SI had a higher correlation with the ability to behave. EI was also found to play an important role for higher ability to behave.
