Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2006):

Reliability and validity of a measure of emotional intelligence in an Iranian sample.

Full Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test, Version 2.0, in the Iranian culture. The sample included 353 students (168 male, 185 female) from senior high schools in Shiraz, ranging in age between 16 and 18 years (M=17.1), SD=.5), and 394 students (113 male, 281 female) from Shiraz University, ranging in age between 19 and 25 years (M=21.3, SD= 1.7). The subscale-total score correlations were in the upper fifties. Cronbach coefficient alpha was .86 for the full score and ranged from .58 to .86 for the 4 subscales of the test. The factor analysis supported 1- and 2-factor solutions of the emotional intelligence domain. The results generally supported the reliability of the test at the total score level for research in the Iranian culture.

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Author information

Author/s: Yousefi, Farideh (F);

Affiliation: Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Psychology, Shiraz University, Iran. yousefi(-atsign-)shirazu.ac.ir

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Validation Studies

Journal: Psychological reports (Psychol Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Apr; vol 98 (issue 2) : pp 541-8

Dates: Created 2006/06/26; Completed 2006/07/25;

PMID: 16796112, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Adolescent Adult Age Factors Attitude - ethnology Expressed Emotion Female Humans

Intelligence Iran Male Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results Sex Factors Social Behavior

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