The “nervousness” factor in the personality profile of teachers in the Slovak Republic

Abstract

The contribution focuses on the issue of the current statutory requirement for teachers' mental fitness to exercise the teaching profession in the Slovak Republic� The object of our study is the diagnostics of selected personality factors of pre-primary and primary education teachers, we believe to be of key importance in relation to their requisite mental fitness to exercise the teaching profession; we particularly focus on the "Nervousness" factor�

The Potential of Emotional Intelligence in Personality Space

“…However, a question arises here, which or what conceptual framework to rely on, if we want to purposefully develop socio-emotional, cognitive and behavioural skills at school. Indeed, it is school where their lack may manifest itself by risk behaviour (Petrides et al, 2004;Miškolciová & Ďuricová, 2015;Karikova & Rohn, 2015;Przybylska, 2016). One of the possibilities of developing socio-emotional skills "intelligently" is presented by the construct of emotional intelligence.…”