The Assessment of Trait Emotional Intelligence: Psychometric Characteristics of the TEIQue-Full Form in a Large Italian Adult Sample

Frontiers in Psychology

Mara Morelli¹  Laura Picconi²  Antonio Chirumbolo³  K. V. Petrides⁴ 

[1] Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy;Department of Psychological, Health, and Territorial Sciences, D’Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara, Chieti, Italy;Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy;London Psychometric Laboratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom;

关键词: Trait Emotional Intelligence;    dimensionality;    reliability;    incremental validity;    Big Five;    depression;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02786

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Trait Emotional Intelligence (or trait emotional self-efficacy) is a constellation of emotional perceptions assessed through questionnaires and rating scales (Petrides et al., 2007b). This paper examined the psychometric features of the Trait Emotional Questionnaire Full Form (TEIQue-FF; Petrides, 2009b) in the Italian context. Incremental validity in the prediction of depression and anxiety was also tested with respect to the Big Five. Participants were 1343 individuals balanced for gender (690 females and 653 males) whose mean age was 29.65 years (SD = 13.64, range 17–74 years). They completed a questionnaire battery containing the TEIQue and measures of the Big Five, depression, and anxiety (both trait and state). Results indicated that the performance of the TEIQue-FF in the Italian context was comparable to the original United Kingdom version as regards its reliability and factor structure. Moreover, the instrument showed incremental validity in the prediction of depression and state-trait anxiety after controlling for the Big Five.

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