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ItemA review of emotional intelligence: Is it a trait or ability?( 2009) Nuchada DumrongsiriSince the 1990s, emotional intelligence has gained enormous attention as a new construct that supplements cognitive intelligence in predicting life success. Cognitive intelligence has long been a traditional predictor of academic and business success. However, general intelligence explains about 20% of the factors that determine success in life (Golemen, 1995; Mayer & Salovey, 1997). Then, approximately 80% of life success is variously distributed among other factors such as personality traits, social skills, and environment. Emotional intelligence has been studied as a prominent factor among other success predictors. However, the conceptualization of emotional intelligence is still controversial. A major argument is whether emotional intelligence is a personality trait or ability. The major purpose of this paper is to provide a synthesis of previous studies for further discussion of three questions: (a) is emotional intelligence ability, (b) is emotional intelligence similar to personality traits, and (c) is emotional intelligence independent of cognitive intelligence.