Title

Development and validation of a self-report measure of emotional intelligence as a multidimensional trait domain

Authors

Authors

R. P. Tett; K. E. Fox;A. Wang

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Pers. Soc. Psychol. Bull.

Keywords

emotional intelligence; self-report scale development; social; desirability; life satisfaction; cross-cultural adaptability; INVENTORY EQ-I; QUOTIENT INVENTORY; UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS; PREDICTIVE-VALIDITY; PERSONALITY; PERFORMANCE; LIFE; SATISFACTION; CONSTRUCT; QUALITY; Psychology, Social

Abstract

Psychometric review of 33 peer-reviewed studies of six self-report emotional intelligence (EI) measures supports a multidimensional conceptualization, of EI. The nature and number of EI facets, however, and their distinctiveness from more established trait domains is unclear. Building on earlier efforts, three studies were undertaken (Ns = 138, 163, 152) to develop self-report measures of 10 facets of EI proposed by Salovey and Mayer (1990). Results support the reliability (internal consistency, test-retest) and validity (content, criterion, construct, structural) of the proposed scales and their distinctiveness among themselves and with respect to more established trait domains (e.g., personality). Specifically, three satisfaction and four cross-cultural adaptability facets were predicted uniquely by 9 of the 10 proposed subscales, controlling for social desirability, the Big Five, positive and negative affect, and self-monitoring. All told, results confirm that trait-EI can self-report and conceptualized as a distinct multidimensional domain.

Journal Title

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volume

31

Issue/Number

7

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Language

English

First Page

859

Last Page

888

WOS Identifier

WOS:000235305200001

ISSN

0146-1672

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