Psychometric properties of the Emotional Quotient Inventory: EQ-i:YV in gifted and talented students
Supporting Agencies
- Esta investigación ha sido financiada por el Ministerio Español de Educación (Proyecto de investigación Ref. PSI2008-02739/PSIC) y la Fundación Séneca
- Agencia de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Región de Murcia
- España (Ref. 03019/PHCS/05).
Abstract
The psychometric properties of the Emotional Quotient Inventory - Young Version (EQ-i:YV; Bar-On & Parker, 2000) was tested in a sample of gifted and talented students. The students were identified according to the guidelines proposed by Castelló and Batlle (1998). A sample of 386 gifted and talented students (58% boys and 42% girls), aged 11-18 years (M = 13.96; SD = 1.08), took part in the study. A dispersion analysis of item results showed that in every item included in the EQ-i:YV there is a distribution of individuals occupying the four points on a likert scale format. An exploratory factor analysis observed a five-components structure as in the original version. The model explained 41.1% of the variance based on five isolated components: the first component referred to optimism and the ability to maintain a positive attitude (mood); the second component was related to one’s ability to deal with everyday problems (adaptability); the third one referred to the ability to keep calm and cope with stressful situations (stress management); the fourth component referred to the ability to listen, understand and appreciate the feelings of others (interpersonal); and the fifth component was associated with the ability to express and communicate one’s feelings and needs (intrapersonal). The internal consistency of items was higher than .75 in the five dimensions.
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