As a term and concept, emotional intelligence has spread widely and quickly through professional and popular literature, and the contributing scholars here explore it from the perspective of two specialties of psychology where its prospects for continued growth are good. Among their topics are whether it can be improved to address the positive psychology goal of enhancing strengths, emotional intelligence and children's peer relations at school, life satisfaction, and health benefits. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)