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Carolyn MacCann

Associate Professor, University of Sydney

Associate Professor, University of Sydney My research expertise is primarily in psychological assessment and test development, particularly focusing on “soft skills” such as emotional intelligence, personality, teamwork, and time management. I am increasingly specialising towards emotional intelligence and related abilities, with a new research stream focusing on the underlying cognitive and appraisal processes that characterise emotional intelligence, and the links between emotional intelligence and coping with stress. I study the mechanisms underpinning emotion regulation, and the processes by which emotional intelligence affects valued outcomes such as job performance, academic performance, and wellbeing. The methods I use include experience sampling (ESM) and ecological momentary assessment (EMA), which require multi-level modeling and structural equation modeling. I am also interested in lab-induced stress paradigms (such as the Trier Social Stress Talk), including the psycho-physiological outcomes of stress (e.g., increased blood cortisol levels).