Associations of trait and ability emotional intelligence with performance on Theory of Mind tasks in an adult sample

Ferguson, Fiona J.; Austin, Elizabeth

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2010.04.009

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“…Notwithstanding this well-elaborated 6 hierarchical latent structure, the current a priori scoring key for the TEIQue-SF implies a fully unidimensional structure of TEI, positing only one common source of variation in test items (Petrides & Furnham, 2006). As such, a common practice in the TEI literature is the aggregation of TEIQue-SF items to form a single composite or global TEI score (see e.g., Ali, Amorim, & Chamorro-Premuzic, 2009;Ferguson & Austin, 2010). Although a unidimensional item response theory model has been shown to fit TEIQue-SF data reasonably well and exploratory factor analyses (EFA) have yielded tentative support for a dominant TEI factor (Cooper & Petrides, 2010), this evidence for unidimensionality does not preclude the possibility of alternative, potentially better-fitting, measurement structures underlying the data, including a hierarchical representation as per TEI theory.…”

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The Internal Structure of Responses to the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire–Short Form: An Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Perera

2015

Journal of Personality Assessment

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Notwithstanding the wide use of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short-Form (TEIQue-SF) as a brief assessment of trait emotional intelligence (TEI), the psychometric properties of this measure have not been systematically examined. The present article reports on research conducted to evaluate the latent structure underlying TEIQue-SF item data and test the gender invariance of scores as critical initial steps in determining the psychometric robustness of the inventory. In doing so, the paper demonstrates an application of exploratory structural equation modeling as an alternative to the more restrictive independent clusters model of confirmatory factor analysis for examining factorially complex personality data. On the basis of 476 responses to the TEIQue-SF, evidence was obtained for the multidimensionality of the inventory reflected in a retained correlated traits solution. Tests of gender invariance revealed equivalence of item factor loadings, intercepts, uniquenesses, correlated uniquenesses, and the factor variance-covariance matrix, but not latent means. Men were found to be moderately higher on self-control and sociability than women whereas women scored marginally higher on emotionality than men. No significant gender differences were found on mean levels of well-being. The benefits of the multidimensionality of the TEIQue-SF, limitations of the study and directions for future research are discussed. One property of a psychometrically sound measure is a theoretically meaningful and empirically supported factorial structure. Accordingly, this study first examines the factorial structure of the TEIQue-SF in line with the theoretical expectations implied by the a priori scoring key as well as theoretically plausible alternative measurement structures. The study then tests the measurement and structural invariance of TEIQue-SF item data across gender. Importantly, the current investigation harnesses the power and flexibility of the evolving exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) methodology given the known factorial complexity of the TEIQue-SF items, which, like most personality test items, are not pure unidimensional indicators of the construct they are purported to measure . In this regard, the investigation is a substantive-methodological synergy (Marsh & Hau, 2007). TEI: Theoretical GroundingThe most important development in the EI literature in the past two decades has been Petrides and Furnham's (2001) conceptual bifurcation of EI based on divergent approaches to psychometric measurement, resulting in two distinct perspectives on EI: ability EI and TEI. The ability EI perspective conceptualizes EI as a constellation of cognitive-emotional abilities located in extant frameworks of human intelligence (Petrides, 2011). This ability-based approach concerns the actual cognitive processing of emotional information as measured through maximal performance tests (Mayer, Salovey, & Caruso, 2008), in which participants rate the emotional content of various stimuli (e.g., faces) and...

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The Internal Structure of Responses to the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire–Short Form: An Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Perera

2015

Journal of Personality Assessment

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“…The construct describes people's perceptions of their emotional abilities, which is why it has also been labelled ''trait emotional self-efficacy''. It is conceptually distinct from ability EI, which theoretically refers to a novel cognitive ability to understand and manage emotions and ought to be measured via tests of maximal performance (Austin 2009;Ferguson and Austin 2010). Trait EI predicts important behaviours and outcomes in children, adolescents, and adults (Petrides et al 2007a, b;Schutte et al 2002).…”

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Trait Emotional Intelligence as Mediator Between Psychological Control and Behaviour Problems

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The main aim of this study was to examine the relationship between psychological control and trait Emotional Intelligence (trait EI), while also testing the mediating role of trait EI in the relationship between psychological control and behaviour problems. A total of 260 adolescents, between 13 and 17 years old, participated in the study. Participants completed the Psychological Control Scale-Youth Self-Report to evaluate their perception of parental psychological control, the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire to measure adolescent's selfevaluation of trait EI, and the Child Behavior CheckList to investigate adolescents' self-evaluation of their behavioural and emotional problems. Results showed that adolescents' perception of parental psychological control negatively predicted trait EI, and that trait EI negatively predicted internalising and externalising problems. Furthermore, structural equation modelling showed that trait EI was a full mediator in the relationship between perceptions of parental psychological control and internalising problems and a partial mediator between paternal psychological control and externalising problems. These results suggest independent additive effects. Identifying a mediating variable not only between psychological control and internalising problems, but also between psychological control and externalising, seems to be worthwhile for new research, as it emphasises the emotional mechanism behind the relationship between psychological and behavioural problems. Our findings represent a timely contribution to the literature in light of recent descriptions of how parental psychological control can affect internalising and externalising problems.

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“…Por seu turno, no Teste da Leitura de Mentes nos Olhos (Baron-Cohen, O'Riordan, Stone, Jones, & Plaisted, 1997;Baron-Cohen, Wheelwright, Hill, Raste, & Plumb, 2001) o participante observa um conjunto de 36 fotografias exclusivamente da região ocular e seleciona, entre uma série de quatro opções, a emoção expressa pelo olhar. Este teste tem sido igualmente utilizado em amostras normativas de adultos (e.g., Declerck & Bogaert, 2008;Ferguson & Austin, 2010;Sylwester, Lyons, Buchanan, Nettle, & Roberts, 2012). Duas outras tarefas primam pela possibilidade de contrastar interpretações físicas ou comportamentais com interpretações que compreendem a análise de estados mentais do outro.…”

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“…O teste compreende uma componente cognitiva e uma componente afetiva, na medida em que as histórias apresentadas requerem a compreensão do motivo pelo qual uma personagem não devia ter dito o que disse (faux pas). Vários estudos têm recentemente utilizado esta tarefa em amostras normativas de adultos (e.g., Ahmed & Miller, 2011;Ferguson & Austin, 2010;Li, Wang, Wang, Tao, Xie, & Cheng, 2012), variando no número de histórias apresentadas, assim como no tipo e número de questões colocadas.…”

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Teoria da mente ao longo do desenvolvimento normativo: Da idade escolar até à idade adulta

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Castiajo

2013

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A teoria da mente, enquanto marco do desenvolvimento sócio-cognitivo normativo emergente em idade pré-escolar, define-se como a capacidade para compreender e atribuir estados mentais -desejos, cognições, crenças e emoções -a si e aos outros, o que, por seu turno, permite a previsão e interpretação do comportamento dos outros (Astington & Barriault, 2001). Mas como se carateriza a teoria da mente no âmbito do desenvolvimento normativo ao longo do ciclo vital? E como se avalia? O presente artigo pretende responder a ambas as questões através de uma revisão teórica deste constructo no âmbito do desenvolvimento normativo em idade escolar, adolescência e idade adulta e uma síntese das principais metodologias desenvolvidas para a sua avaliação. Palavras-chave:Teoria da mente, Idade escolar, Adolescência, Idade adulta, Avaliação. INTRODUÇÃOA designação "Teoria da Mente" reporta-se a um marco fulcral do desenvolvimento sócio-cognitivo normativo, emergente em idade pré-escolar, e define-se como a capacidade para compreender e atribuir estados mentais -desejos, cognições, crenças e emoções -a si e aos outros. Tal capacidade permitirá, por seu turno, a previsão e interpretação do comportamento dos outros (Apperly, 2012;Astington & Barriault, 2001;Wellman, 1990). O construto, cuja origem nos remete para um estudo realizado por Premark e Woodruff (1978) com chimpanzés, tem sido amplamente estudado no âmbito da Psicologia do Desenvolvimento ao longo das últimas três décadas (e.g.,

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Associations of trait and ability emotional intelligence with performance on Theory of Mind tasks in an adult sample

Cited by 115 publications

References 28 publications

The Internal Structure of Responses to the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire–Short Form: An Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Approach

The Internal Structure of Responses to the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire–Short Form: An Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Trait Emotional Intelligence as Mediator Between Psychological Control and Behaviour Problems

Teoria da mente ao longo do desenvolvimento normativo: Da idade escolar até à idade adulta

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