Development and Assessment of the Personal Emotional Capital Questionnaire for Adults

Abstract

(1) Background: The present study developed and evaluated a personal emotional capital questionnaire (PECQ) for adults that assessed 10 domains of personal emotional capital. (2) Method: Initially, 100 items were created and then administered to students attending Semnan University and Semnan University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Of the 700 questionnaires distributed, 527 were completed in full. Students were sampled using the multi-stage random cluster method. Exploratory factor analyses, Cronbach’s alpha, and test–retest reliability were used to evaluate the scale. (3) Results: The ten components of the PECQ were confirmed. Test–retest correlations after 30 days were high, as was Cronbach’s alpha (0.94). The components highly correlated with overall emotional capital. The PECQ displayed convergent validity as it positively correlated with the Keyes’s Mental Health Continuum—Short Form and students’ GPAs. The PECQ displayed divergent validity as it negatively correlated with measures of depression, anxiety and stress (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21)). Differences in overall PECQ scores and its components were examined for several variables including gender, age, marital and employment status, academic program, and field of study. PECQ scores were not sensitive to the order of administering questionnaires. (4) Conclusion: The results suggest that the PECQ is a valid and reliable measure of personal emotional capital and supports its use in adults.

Development and Assessment of the Personal Emotional Capital Questionnaire for Adolescents

“…Personal Emotional Capital Questionnaire for Adolescents (PECQ-A). The PECQ-A was a modified version of the PECQ (Khazaei et al, 2021) which assesses personal emotional capital in adults. The modification involved adapting the PECQ for adolescents as described above.…”

“…The PECQ-A was developed by adapting the PECQ (Khazaei et al, 2021) for adolescents. The PECQ assesses 10 domains of emotional capital identified and defined by the models described by Newman and Gendron.…”

“…The PECQ (personal emotional capital questionnaire), is a recently developed measure that assesses personal emotional capital with 92 items using a 4-point Likert scale (Khazaei et al, 2021). The PECQ comprehensively assesses 10 components of personal emotional capital: Self-awareness, Self Confidence, Self-Reliance, Straightforwardness, Self-Actualization, Relationship Skills, Empathy, Adaptability, Self-Control and Optimism (Khazaei et al, 2021). The PECQ shows good reliability, validity and sensitivity, and comprehensively assesses emotional capital with items suitable for assessing various groups and environments.…”

Impact Of Investment In Human Resources Through Increased Investment In Education And Financial Literacy On Economic Growth In Thailand

“…Social capital helps create opportunities that lead to value creation in various forms like trust, credibility, etc (Garrigos-Simon, Botella-Carrubi, & Gonzalez-Cruz, 2018). Emotional consists from the attributes such as Self-Awareness, Integrity, and resilience (Khazaei, Holder, Sirois, Oades, & Gendron, 2021). We can know that if human capital are knowledge, abilities, and skills or expertise, including the experience of each person that has accumulated in himself and is able to combine these things together to the potential of the organization or is an important and valuable resource, which will provide the organization the ability to create an advantage over competitors.…”