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Validity Evidence based on Internal Structure of Scores of the Emotional Quotient-Inventory: Youth Version Short (EQ-i: YV-S) in a Spanish Sample

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2016

Igor Esnaola ,
John Freeman ,
Marta Sarasa ,
Arantza Fernández-Zabala  and
Inge Axpe
Igor Esnaola*
Affiliation:
Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU (Spain)
John Freeman
Affiliation:
Queen`s University (Canada)
Marta Sarasa
Affiliation:
Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU (Spain)
Arantza Fernández-Zabala
Affiliation:
Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU (Spain)
Inge Axpe
Affiliation:
Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU (Spain)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Igor Esnaola. Universidad del Pais Vasco. Developmental and Educational Psychology. San Sebastián (Spain). E-mail: igor.esnaola@ehu.eus
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the reliability and validity evidence of scores on the Spanish version of EQ-i: YV-S in Spanish adolescents. The total sample was comprised of 508 participants from Grades 7 to 12, 241 males (47.4%) and 267 females (52.6%), each of whom completed the questionnaires on two separate occasions. Three [intrapersonal (α = .83, CR = .86, and McDonald Omega = .86), stress management (α = .83, CR = .86, and McDonald Omega = .85) and adaptability (α = .82, CR = .85, and McDonald Omega = .85)] of the four scales had acceptable internal consistency. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were used with FACTOR and EQS version 6.1 software to examine validity evidence based on internal structure drawn from the scores on the EQ-i: YV-S, supporting the multidimensionality of the questionnaire. Three models were tested; the best fit to the data was the hierarchical model (S-Bχ2/ df = 2.11, CFI = .93 and RMSEA = .047), which hypothesized that the four specific factors (interpersonal, intrapersonal, stress management, and adaptability) were explained with a second-order factor, Emotional-Social-Intelligence (ESI). Finally, significant positive correlations were found between general self-concept and EQ-i: YV-S [interpersonal (r = .153, p < .001), intrapersonal (r = .235, p < .001), stress management (r = .145, p < .001), adaptability (r = .311, p < .001) and ESI (r = .360, p < .001)]; ESI showed significant direct power prediction of the general self-concept (.52) as demonstrated through structural equation modeling.

Keywords

emotional intelligenceEmotional Quotient Inventoryvalidationadolescence
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 19 , 2016 , E12
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2016 

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