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543 gap statements mined from Emotional Intelligence and Performance papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 3,955 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • Future research is recommended to include additional variables, such as teachers’ stress levels, social support, or motivation, to better understand the role of EI and its impact on teachers’ professional activities. An important limitation related to the disproportionate distribution of participants by gender: only women participated in the study.

    Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire—Short Form (TEIQue-SF): A Lithuanian Validation with Preschool Teachers · 2026 · DOI

  • The need to address methodological and interpretive questions concerning the original article. The need to refine the interpretation of the original findings. The need to clarify the coding of covariates and the representation of discipline as a nominal variable.

    Authors’ reply to the commentary by Chen (2026) · 2026 · DOI

  • The relationship between emotional intelligence and career growth among nurses in Saudi Arabia is underexplored. There is a lack of structured pathways for career advancement among domestically trained nurses in Saudi Arabia. The socio-cultural image of nursing in Saudi Arabia constrains Saudi nationals' entry into and advancement within the profession.

    Association between emotional intelligence and career growth among nurses in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study · 2026 · DOI

  • The need for further research on the individual and organizational implications of an aging workforce. The challenge of recruiting participants from diverse organizational backgrounds and economic sectors.

    Age and Work Engagement: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should explore how meta-emotional beliefs develop across childhood and how they interact with contextual variables such as peer relationships, family emotional culture, and classroom climate. This represents an important limitation, as it prevents us from verifying whether meta-emotional beliefs translate into actual behavioral enactment.

    The Role of Meta-Emotional Intelligence in Behavioral Rule Knowledge · 2025 · DOI

  • Future research should explore these relationships in diverse cultural contexts to further understand the cultural variations in the EI-academic achievement link.

    The Predictive Role of Contemporary Filial Piety and Academic Achievement on Multidimensional Emotional Intelligence Among Chinese Undergraduates · 2025 · DOI

  • The second limitation is that the study did not account for the socio-economic status of the students in the data analysis, which is also closely linked with PWB.

    Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Well-Being of Turkish Physical Education and Sports Athlete–Students: The Mediating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Burnout · 2025 · DOI

  • This study aimed to reconcile inconsistent findings regarding the relationship between perceived overqualification and job crafting; for this purpose, an integrated “dual-pathway dual-outcome” model based on the Cognitive–Affective Personality System (CAPS) theory was constructed.

    Proactive Breakthrough or Passive Exhaustion? A Dual-Path Integrated Model Driven by Perceived Overqualification · 2025 · DOI

  • However, the underlying mechanisms through which distinct EI mindsets shape individuals’ motivational tendencies, as well as academic engagement and burnout across varying levels of performance-prove goal orientation, remain largely underexplored.

    Reflecting Emotional Intelligence: How Mindsets Navigate Academic Engagement and Burnout Among College Students · 2025 · DOI

  • Future research might investigate the relationship between DT and both Stress Management and Adaptabilit The results from the bivariate correlation showed mixed results regarding the different relationships of Social Games and Titles with EI.

    Emotional Intelligence May Be Associated with Some Forms of Creative Potential · 2024 · DOI

  • Special attention should be given by scholars in Europe, Northern America, and Australia since there are no studies on the relationship between emotional intelligence and work performance. Considering the limited literature in this field on the population of nurses and the limitations of our study, further research should be conducted to infer more valid conclusions.

    Emotional Intelligence as Critical Competence in Nurses’ Work Performance: A Cross-Sectional Study · 2024 · DOI

  • Relatedly, the stability and replicability of the identified latent profiles remain uncertain and should be examined in future studies using longitudinal and larger samples.

    Trait Emotional Intelligence Within Personality Space: Latent Profiles and Psychosocial Adjustment in Preadolescence · 2026 · DOI

  • Despite their recognized importance for civic participation and social integration, large-scale international studies on these socio-emotional skills remain scarce.

    Determinants of Trust: Evidence from Elementary School Classrooms · 2025 · DOI

  • Future research could consider further clarifying the contribution of trait emotional intelligence and self-concept to creative self-efficacy using an experimental intervention design.

    The Relationship between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Creative Self-Efficacy in Gifted Children: A Cross-Lagged and Cross-Temporal Mediation Analysis · 2024 · DOI

  • Taken together, these results suggest that the relationships among the four constructs are more differentiated than initially proposed and that the sequential pattern identified in the exploratory model warrants further investigation rather than being interpreted as evidence of an established psychological mechanism.

    The Relationship Between Social-Emotional Learning Skills and Learning Motivation Among University Students: Exploring the Roles of Emotional Intelligence and Emotion Regulation · 2026 · DOI

  • The teaching practicum is the decisive transition from student to teacher in physical education (PE) teacher education, yet little is known about whether the emotional intelligence of preservice PE teachers relates to how they perform in school settings.

    Emotional intelligence and teaching practicum performance among Chinese preservice physical education teachers: the mediating role of teaching self-efficacy · 2026 · DOI

  • However, despite evidence of non-cognitive intelligence, specifically emotional and spiritual intelligence, its association with academic achievement remains underexplored.

    Beyond cognitive ability, investigating the symmetrical and asymmetrical pathways of emotional and spiritual intelligence on academic achievement in higher education · 2026 · DOI

  • Previous research indicates that resilience is correlated with Emotional Intelligence (EI), although limited studies examining adaptation to stress have measured both trait and ability EI.

    We Are What We Do: Trait and Ability Emotional Intelligence as Predictors of Adolescent Resilience · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should explore the integration of emotional intelligence development in professional learning frameworks for educational leaders.

    Human Resource Management in Industry 4.0 Era: The Influence of Resilience and Self-Efficacy on the Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Formative Assessment: A Study of Public Primary Educational Organizations · 2025 · DOI

  • This could imply that a part of the answers could lose validity if the instructions were not understood correctly.

    Determinants of Trust: Evidence from Elementary School Classrooms · 2025 · DOI

  • The emotional dynamics of teachers and learners should be investigated more closely.

    Beyond Universal Models: Predicting Trait Emotional Intelligence’s Context-Contingent Effects on EFL Learners’ Attitudes, Motivation, Anxiety, and Engagement · 2025 · DOI

  • This, in turn, will enhance student engagement and provide emotional support for students within learning environments. Additionally, our results call for the creation of sustainable development programs that integrate EI into the architectural curriculum.

    Working Toward Advanced Architectural Education: Developing an AI-Based Model to Improve Emotional Intelligence in Education · 2025 · DOI

  • Few studies have examined the mechanisms linking psychological (PE) and academic entitlement (AE) to mental health.

    Relationship between Psychological and Academic Entitlements and Maladaptive Outcomes of Undergraduates: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence · 2026 · DOI

  • Future longitudinal and experimental research is needed to explore the mechanisms underlying the association between age and work engagement, - Research should examine the individual and organizational implications of an aging workforce, - Studies should investigate the role of emotional intelligence in the relationship between age and work…

    Age and Work Engagement: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence · 2026 · DOI

  • In doing so, the study contributes to fill a critical gap in the literature by linking emotional and meta-emotional intelligence not only to emotional outcomes but also to the cognitive and behavioral processes involved in the knowledge of social norms, with significant implications for both educational practice and developmental theory (Knoff 2012).

    The Role of Meta-Emotional Intelligence in Behavioral Rule Knowledge · 2025 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) There is a lack of structured pathways for career advancement among domestically trained nurses in Saudi Arabia (“Association between emotional intelligence and career growth among nurses in…”, 2026); (2) Despite evidence of non-cognitive intelligence, specifically emotional and spiritual intelligence, its association with academic achievement remains underexplored (“Beyond cognitive ability, investigating the symmetrical and asymmetrical…”, 2026); (3) Future research should explore how meta-emotional beliefs develop across childhood and how they interact with contextual variables such as peer relationships, family emotional culture, and classroom climate (“The Role of Meta-Emotional Intelligence in Behavioral Rule Knowledge”, 2025); (4) Future research should explore these relationships in diverse cultural contexts to further understand the cultural variations in the EI-academic achievement link (“The Predictive Role of Contemporary Filial Piety and Academic Achievement on…”, 2025); (5) Despite their recognized importance for civic participation and social integration, large-scale international studies on these socio-emotional skills remain scarce (“Determinants of Trust: Evidence from Elementary School Classrooms”, 2025). 543 gap statements have been mined from Emotional Intelligence and Performance papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 3,955 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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