Emotional Intelligence Scale: Assessing its Psychometric Characteristics in Bangladeshi Culture

After the publication of Goleman’s (1995) best-selling book ‘Emotional Intelligence’ the term drew attention scholars (Algera, 2011) in terms of ensuring social and universal unity and for study. Due to development of technology, increasing social unrest and competition social relationships have been declining and individualism has been arising in parallel with the rapid emotional understanding and control has arisen in order to each individual accepts and works in cooperation with an individual from another culture. But there is no valid scientific tool for measuring this important emotional intelligence behavior in Bangladesh culture. So, considering the significance of the tool, the purpose of the present study was to translate the instrument into Bangla and validate in Bangladeshi culture. A grand total of 1000 participants (491 males and 509 females) participated in the study. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) which was administered on sample 1 (n = 500) identified a seven-factor of the Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) with 33 items. The seven factors explained 56.60% of the total variance. When analyzed the data for sample 2 (n = 500) in Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), it revealed that the seven-factor model with 33 items is an acceptable fit [χ 2 (469) = 1325.99, RMSEA = .06, RMR = .08, CFI = .87, GFI = .86] model to the data. Moreover, the EIS showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = .93 for the 1st sample, .92 for the 2nd , and combined sample), strong convergent, and discriminant validity. Thus, the Bangla version EIS appears to be valid and reliable and may be used in further research on emotional intelligence behavior in the country.

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Validation of the 20-Item Cultural Intelligence Scale in Indian within Country Migrated Students

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0302.056 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Khan Abraruzzaman Khan ◽

B. Hasan

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Acculturative Stress ◽

Cultural Intelligence ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Factor Model ◽

Research Work ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Intelligence Scale ◽

Five Factors

The objective of the present piece of work was to validation of 20 item cultural intelligence scale (CIS-20) in India within country migrated students. Following the incidental cum random sampling technique 200 North Indian engineering students within the age range of 18 to 24 years were drawn from different colleges of Warangal districts, Telangana, India to serve as participants in the present research work. The item analysis was done by corrected item-total correlation. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was employed to confirm explored factors. Moreover, reliability, convergent, discriminant and concurrent validities were also examined. Conformity factor analysis (CFA) confirmed the four factor model of CIS-20. The findings indicated that CIS-20 has sufficient convergent and discriminant validity. The composite reliability was more than .700 for each of the five factors. All five factors of the CIS-20 are significantly associated with criterion measure viz. acculturative stress. It is concluded that there is sufficient empirical and statistical evidence of internal consistency and construct validity of CIS-20. The theoretical and practical issues have been discussed.

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From Freud to Android: Constructing a scale of uncanny feelings

10.31234/osf.io/duvh8 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Rachele Benjamin ◽

Steven Heine

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Factor Model ◽

Uncanny Valley ◽

Clear Definition ◽

The Uncanny ◽

Experimental Psychologist ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Item Scale

The uncanny valley is a topic for engineers, animators, and experimental psychologist, yet uncanniness is without a clear definition. Across 3 studies, we developed a 16-item scale measuring uncanny feelings, finding that uncanniness is discriminable from other emotions. In Study 1, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis of uncanny feelings. In Study 2, we measured the convergent and discriminant validity of our 16-item scale, establishing that participants who watched an uncanny video responded with more uncanny feelings than those who watched a disgusting, fearful, or neutral video. In Study 3, we conducted a high-powered confirmatory factor analysis to assess the reliability of the 2-factor model on a new sample. These studies contribute to the psychological and interdisciplinary understanding of this strange, eerie phenomenon of being confronted with what looms just beyond our understanding.

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The Bidirectional Spirituality Scale: Construction and Initial Evidence for Validity

Spiritual Psychology and Counseling ◽

10.37898/spc.2019.4.1.0057 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 7-23

Author(s):

W. Paul Williamson ◽

Aneeq Ahmad

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Factor Model ◽

Preliminary Evidence ◽

Scale Construction ◽

Relationship With God ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Using Data ◽

Three Factor

This study presents the development and construction of the 16-item Bidirectional Spirituality Scale (BSS), which is based on the theory of vertical and horizontal spirituality. Vertical spirituality focuses on that involving one’s relationship with God, whereas horizontal spirituality is concerned with one’s relations with people and attunement to meaning and purpose. Using data from 239 USA participants, exploratory factor analysis has produced three factors: vertical spirituality (VS; 8 items); horizontal spirituality-others (HS-O; 4 items); and horizontal spirituality-existential (HS-E; 4 items). A partial confirmatory factor analysis has confirmed the three-factor model. For research purposes, HS-O and HS-E can be combined to produce an 8-item horizontal spirituality scale to complement the 8-item VS scale. Further analyses have found preliminary evidence for both convergent and discriminant validity. Because of its sound psychometric properties, the BSS appears to be a useful, brief instrument for discriminating both religious and non-religious spirituality.

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The Emotional Contagion Scale: Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties in a Portuguese Sample

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/08.21.28.pr0.111.6.898-904 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 111 (3) ◽

pp. 898-904 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Rita Rueff-Lopes ◽

António Caetano

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Factor Model ◽

Emotional Contagion ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Good Internal Consistency

This manuscript examined the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Emotional Contagion Scale in a Portuguese sample. The original scale was first given to a sample of 1,445 individuals to verify its internal consistency. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. Results suggested that the data from the Emotional Contagion Scale are best fit by a one-factor model. Differences between sexes were assessed and higher susceptibility to emotional contagion was observed in women than in men. Convergent and discriminant validity analyses were also conducted. The Portuguese version of the Emotional Contagion Scale also had good internal consistency and test-retest reliabilities; thus it is a psychometrically sound measure within a Portuguese population.

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COMPARISON OF THREE SHORT SIX-FACTOR PERSONALITY INSTRUMENTS

Primenjena psihologija ◽

10.19090/pp.2018.2.189-206 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 189-206 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bojana Dinić

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

General Population ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Factor Model ◽

Fit Indices ◽

Marginal Fit ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Big Six

The aim of this research was to validate Serbian adaptations of three short six-factor model measures: 24 Questionnaire Big Six (24QB6), Mini-IPIP6, and Brief HEXACO Inventory (BHI). Besides these measures, HEXACO-100 was applied on a sample of 310 participants (41% of male) from the general population. The results of confirmatory factor analysis showed marginal fit indices for 24QB6, and satisfactory fit indices for Mini-IPIP6, but not for BHI. BHI also had the smallest Cronbach’s alphas for the scales, but the highest correlations with matching HEXACO-100 scales, confirming its convergent and discriminant validity. Regarding 24QB6, it was noticeable that all scales were valid, except for Honesty/Propriety, which showed substantial relations with both Honesty-Humility and Conscientiousness. Scales from Mini-IPIP6 had the highest alphas, but also the highest mean inter-item correlation, indicating that they measured a narrower scope of the traits. Also, validity of the Agreeableness scale was limited. Taken together, all the measures had advantages and disadvantages, and authors should choose a short measure in line with the importance of either validity or reliability.

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The validation of Corona Anxiety Questionnaire in Iranian Population

10.21203/rs.3.rs-154443/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Morteza Mehraeen ◽

Mohammad Reza Heydari ◽

Hassan Joulaei ◽

Marjan Faghih

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Factor Model ◽

Kappa Statistic ◽

Iranian Population ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Anxiety Questionnaire

Abstract Background: Anxiety is an evolutionary mental status that alerts a person from possible dangers: inside or outside dangers. One of the external dangers that threaten global society these days is Corona's disease. It has reported since 2020 January in Iran and has killed more than 8000 people during 5 month. But someone are unaware of the importance and danger of Corona or they don't consider any reason to worry. The aim of this study was to design and standardize a special questionnaire for corona anxiety in the Iranian population. Because of it, with the help of 10 psychologists and psychiatrics found 8 scales and wrote 36 question. Questionnaire asked from 523 internet operators by porsline.ir all over Iran. Method: To assess the reliability, kappa statistic was calculated and for construct validity, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with Varimax rotation and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used. Convergent and discriminant validity was checked using Spearman correlation and for content validity index (CVR) was used. Result: Reliability for the most items was high. Questionnaire showed excellent convergent and discriminant validity except for social support subscale. The results of categorical confirmatory factor analysis supported the fit of the eight-factor model of the Corona Anxiety Scales-36. Furthermore, the average of CVR was higher than acceptance level (0.62). Conclusion: The findings showed that the corona anxiety questionnaire is a questionnaire with appropriate validity and reliability for use in anxiety related to the unknown corona disease.

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Is Emotional Intelligence Correlated With Values Among Primary Schoolers?

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/21582440211020747 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 215824402110207

Author(s):

Kerem Coskun ◽

Ozlem Ulu Kalin ◽

Arcan Aydemir

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Primary School ◽

School Children ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Intelligence Scale ◽

Confirmatory Factor

The present study sought to develop a scale to measure the values adoption of primary school children and explore whether emotional intelligence of primary school children is associated with values which are taught through curricular activities. First, the Value Adoption Scale (VAS) was developed in Study 1 by conducting exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and correlation was examined in Study 2. Data were collected using the Ten Years Emotional Intelligence Scale (TYEIS) and the Value Scale consisting of eight items. Data were analyzed with Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis. Results of data analysis indicated that there was a moderate correlation between emotional intelligence and values, but regression analysis revealed that emotional intelligence had weak predictive power for values adoption. It was concluded that teaching values through curricular activities is not useful to foster emotional intelligence among primary school children. Results of the research are discussed and addressed along with the relevant literature.

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Measuring Forgiveness: Psychometric Properties of the Heartland Forgiveness Scale in the Spanish Population

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18010045 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 45

Author(s):

Karla Gallo-Giunzioni ◽

María Prieto-Ursúa ◽

Cristina Fernández-Belinchón ◽

Octavio Luque-Reca

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Criterion Validity ◽

Validity Evidence ◽

Dispositional Forgiveness ◽

Scale Reduction ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Acceptable Internal Consistency

Given the scarcity of instruments in Spanish to measure forgiveness, two studies were conducted in this population to obtain validity evidence of the Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS), an instrument that measures dispositional forgiveness of self, others, and situations. In the first study, 203 students (65% women) participated. After ensuring the linguistic adequacy and clarity of the wording of the items, a lack of congruence was found between the factors obtained in the exploratory factor analysis and the original theoretical structure of the HFS. A sample of 512 participants (63.9% women) attended the second study. This study aimed to analyze the construct validity of the HFS using confirmatory factor analysis through structural equation modelling and to explore convergent, discriminant, and criterion validity. Of the different factorial configurations tested (including the original), only a scale reduction to eight items, grouped into three factors, showed an appropriate fit. The HFS eight-item version also showed acceptable internal consistency, adequate convergent and discriminant validity, and criterion validity with respect to related variables. These findings suggest that the eight-item version of the HFS may be a valid and reliable tool for assessing forgiveness for self, others, and situations in Spanish adults.

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Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance Across Sex of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale in Chinese adolescents

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294120972634 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 003329412097263

Author(s):

Meilin Di ◽

Xinping Deng ◽

Jingjing Zhao ◽

Feng Kong

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Factor Model ◽

Chinese Adolescents ◽

Female Adolescents ◽

Intelligence Scale ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

Latent Mean Differences ◽

Emotional Appraisal ◽

Mean Differences

The aim of this study was to validate the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) in Chinese adolescents by examining factor structure, sex-related measurement invariance and latent mean differences, reliability, and criterion-related validity.A total of 1674 Chinese adolescents aged 12–17 years old (Mage = 15.26, SD = .58) were recruited. Results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the four-factor model of the WLEIS as the best fit to the data. Multi-group CFA suggested that the measurement structure of the WLEIS was invariant across sex. Testing for the latent mean differences showed that male adolescents scored lower on the Other-Emotional Appraisal subscale, but scored higher on the Regulation of Emotion subscale than female adolescents. Furthermore, all the subscales of male and female adolescents had satisfactory composite reliability. Finally, the WLEIS had favorable criterion-related validity with self-esteem, life satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect and perceived stress. These findings suggested that the WLEIS is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing trait emotional intelligence of adolescents and can be generalized across sex.

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Development and Validation of the Faceted Inventory of the Five-Factor Model (FI-FFM)

Assessment ◽

10.1177/1073191117711022 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 17-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

David Watson ◽

Ericka Nus ◽

Kevin D. Wu

Keyword(s):

Discriminant Validity ◽

Factor Model ◽

Five Factor Model ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Personality Inventory ◽

Validity Data ◽

Neo Personality Inventory ◽

Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽

Three Samples ◽

Five Phases

The Faceted Inventory of the Five-Factor Model (FI-FFM) is a comprehensive hierarchical measure of personality. The FI-FFM was created across five phases of scale development. It includes five facets apiece for neuroticism, extraversion, and conscientiousness; four facets within agreeableness; and three facets for openness. We present reliability and validity data obtained from three samples. The FI-FFM scales are internally consistent and highly stable over 2 weeks (retest rs ranged from .64 to .82, median r = .77). They show strong convergent and discriminant validity vis-à-vis the NEO, the Big Five Inventory, and the Personality Inventory for DSM-5. Moreover, self-ratings on the scales show moderate to strong agreement with corresponding ratings made by informants ( rs ranged from .26 to .66, median r = .42). Finally, in joint analyses with the NEO Personality Inventory–3, the FI-FFM neuroticism facet scales display significant incremental validity in predicting indicators of internalizing psychopathology.

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