Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY
Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages 425-448Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/per.416
Keywords
-
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
This paper sets out the theoretical foundation of emotional intelligence (EI) as a constellation of traits and self-perceived abilities. The discriminant validity of trait EI is explored in two studies. In study 1 (N = 227), the psychometric properties of the Bat-On Emotional Quotient inventory were scrutinized through confirmatory factor analysis and the measure was found to be unifactorial. When the EQ-i was examined concurrently with the Eysenck Personality Profiler, a clear trait EI factor emerged in Eysenckian factor space. In study 2 (N = 166), a modified version of the EQ-i was examined concurrently with the NEO PI-R and a truncated trait EI factor was isolated within the Five-Factor Model. Results are discussed with explicit reference to established personality models and it is concluded that trait El can be conceptualized as a distinct composite construct at the primary level of hierarchical trait structures. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available