What successful people have in common, the OO index was high as a child
Dec 23, 2024
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Since 1972, researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand have tracked and observed 1,000 children living in Dunedin to study the childhood factors that have the greatest impact on their growth as adults.
The researchers' evaluation regularly observed children's behavior, interviewed parents, and conducted surveys with teachers throughout their childhoods at ages 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11.
As a result of the study, generally considered educational background, personal connection, and work ethics were less related to success factors.
Instead, successful adults had a stronger ego than their childhood peers, and showed a high level of discipline and emotional intelligence when they were young.
The researchers gave it the meaning of 'emotional index (EQ)'.
People with high EQs tended to focus on the positive, listen before making a decision, acknowledge mistakes, show empathy, and handle negative emotions properly.
On the other hand, children with lower EQs were more likely to be financially impoverished in adulthood, including low incomes, poor savings habits, credit problems, and reliance on the social welfare system.
In particular, by the time they reached their 30s, the group with lower EQ was less likely to save money and had lower financial components for the future, such as homeownership, investment funding, or retirement plans.
In addition, the researchers explained that high EQs can be an important factor in the workplace, indicating how well employees work and communicate with colleagues in the workplace.
Several factors appear to have a significant impact on determining EQ, the researchers said.
As a result of the analysis, the average level of 'regulatory power' was much higher among girls than among boys, and higher among children from wealthy families.
Children with higher emotional intelligence also had significantly higher IQs.
The researchers stated that "children's EQs are not innate and can be nurtured by parents, educators, and early intervention programs."
Then "How to raise EQ is important to open communication within parents and households. In particular, we need an environment that allows us to accept it naturally in infancy. "
The results of the study were published in the famous journal 『American Scientist』.
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