Faculty Articles
Development and Validation of a Measure of Emotional Intelligence
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1998
Publication Title
Personality and Individual Differences
Volume
25
Issue/Number
2
First Page
167
ISSN
0191-8869
Last Page
177
Abstract/Excerpt
This series of studies describes the development of a measure of emotional intelligence based on the model of emotional intelligence developed by Salovey and Mayer [Salovey, P. & Mayer, J. D. (1990). Emotional intelligence. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 9, 185–211.]. A pool of 62 items represented the different dimensions of the model. A factor analysis of the responses of 346 participants suggested the creation of a 33-item scale. Additional studies showed the 33-item measure to have good internal consistency and testretest reliability. Validation studies showed that scores on the 33-item measure
DOI
10.1016/S0191-8869(98)00001-4
NSUWorks Citation
Schutte, N. S.,
Malouff, J. M.,
Hall, L. E.,
Haggerty, D. J.,
Cooper, J. T.,
Golden, C. J.,
Dornheim, L.
(1998). Development and Validation of a Measure of Emotional Intelligence. Personality and Individual Differences, 25(2), 167-177.
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