Measuring emotional intelligence in Moroccan Arabic: the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale / Medidas de la inteligencia emocional en árabe marroquí: la escala de inteligencia emocional de Wong y Law

Ghoudani, Karima El; Pulido-Martos, Manuel; López-Zafra, Esther

doi:10.1080/02134748.2017.1385243

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“…However, its use has spread to other contexts in which relationships occur (Lopez-Zafra and Gartzia, 2014). For example, it has been successfully adapted and used with Moroccan women by El Ghoudani et al (2018). We use this adaptation to analyze its usefulness with Moroccan adolescents but further revise it for use among adolescents (see procedure above).…”

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Social Support and Emotional Intelligence as Protective Resources for Well-Being in Moroccan Adolescents

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This study aimed to test a structural model to examine the protective role of psychosocial variables, such as social support, emotional intelligence and their interaction, on the cognitive dimension of subjective positive well-being (life satisfaction) and negative well-being (depression) in Moroccan adolescents. The participants consisted of 1277 students (571 men, 694 women and 12 missing values) with a mean age of 16.15 years ( SD = 2.22; range = 9 to 23) who attended 26 public schools in different territories of Morocco. These students were in secondary education ( n = 893) and high school ( n = 378) (6 missing values). The scales for measuring the variables of interest had to be adapted and validated as a previous step for the further proposal of a model of relations. Statistical analyses were conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the proposed model. The model that optimally adjusted the data confirmed the protective role of social support in the well-being of Moroccan adolescents. Consistent with previous studies, social support was directly related to well-being. However, it also modulated levels of satisfaction with life. Likewise, the inclusion of emotional intelligence as an additional protective factor contributed to the explanation of the well-being mechanisms in adolescents. In addition to direct associations with the levels of social support, satisfaction with life and depression (negative in the latter case), emotional intelligence participated in a complex chain affecting life satisfaction and life satisfaction affecting depression. Moreover, the interaction of emotional intelligence with social support was confirmed to determine levels of life satisfaction in adolescents. Specifically, social support multiplied the effects of the relationship between satisfaction with life and emotional intelligence in cases of moderate and high levels in Moroccan adolescents. This study fills a gap in the literature by adapting and further analyzing several scales with Moroccan samples of adolescents and by proposing and verifying a relational model that can help researchers and teachers to more precisely clarify these relations according to their context. The enhancement of protective factors, such as social support and emotional intelligence, will promote healthy youth development, thus creating healthier societies in the future.

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“…The authors initially proposed this instrument for the study of EI in the workplace. However, its use has spread to other contexts [3], [7], [13]. The WLEIS is considered a short instrument, comprising 16 items that are scored on a seven-point Likert scale (1 _totally disagree to 7 _ totally agree) [7].…”

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“…Several studies assessed the EI in Arabic Countries into both perspectives: the trait and or ability [3], [10], [13], [23] - [27]. In Lebanon, the role of emotions in the formation of young students has been scarcely studied.…”

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“…The WLEIS has been supported in China [32], Far Eastern country (Singapore) and a Western European country (Belgium) [33], Spain [34]. It was culturally adapted in Arabic in Morocco [3], and in Malaysia [13]. When an instrument such as the WLEIS is used in an international context, it is imperative to establish that the measurement structure underlying the scores is equivalent cross-culturally.…”

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Factors Associated with the Emotional Intelligence among Youth University Students

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Khamis

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Nowadays, emotional intelligence (EI) is an emerging topic for psychological, educational, and management researchers and consultants. EI is the ability to manage emotions and interact effectively with others. The purpose of our study is to assess the level of EI of young university students and its associated factors; and to develop a valid and reliable instrument of EI in Lebanon. During 2018, a cross-sectional study, which enrolled 705 university students chosen randomly in seven faculties was conducted. The survey included questions on socio-demographic characteristics, health behaviors, Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS). The attitudes related to media and technology usage assessed by using the last four sub-factors of the Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale. The translation and cultural adaptation of the WLEIS followed a standardized protocol. After that, the psychometric properties of the scale (i.e., feasibility, reliability, and validity) were evaluated. A total of 705 undergraduates filled out the questionnaire, of whom 74% were females, aged from 17 to 35 (mean=20.42±2.41) years. The rotated principal axis factor analysis produced four-factors, explaining 64.60% of the variance, corresponding to the hypothesized Self-Emotions Appraisal (SEA), Others-Emotions Appraisal (OEA), Use of Emotion (UOE), and Regulation of Emotion (ROE) scales of WLEIS. The internal consistency of the WLEIS scale was high for all subscales (Cronbach’s alpha > 0.70). The mean OEA score was significantly higher in females as compared to males (p=0.03). The students who study in public university and have physical activities had higher scores of the ROE (p<0.001); whereas the drinkers of alcohol (p=0.04) and smokers had lower scores (p=0.001). The relationship between SEA, OEA, UOE scores and academic performance was significant (p<0.001). The UOE and ROE were negatively and significantly correlated with the Dependence on Technology (r=-0.15; p<0.001). This study supports the feasibility, reliability, and validity of the WLEIS Arabic version as a screening tool of EI among young university students. The individuals working with students in the context of improving academic skills may want to routinely assess EI of their students in order to improve education, student development, personal well-being, and mental ability.

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“…Throughout the world, psychometric studies have been carried out on the WEIS using different samples. Results have found that, by-in-large, the instrument is made up of the four originally-proposed dimensions (Carvalho, Guerrero, Chambel, & González-Rico, 2016;El Ghoudani, Pulido-Martos, & Lopez-Zafra, 2018;Fukuda, Saklofske, Tamaoka, & Lim, 2012;Iliceto & Fino, 2017;Nguyen, Nham, & Takahashi, 2019;Pacheco, Rey, & Sánchez-Álvarez, 2019); however, studies are scarce for Latin American (Merino Soto, Lunahuaná-Rosales, & Pradhan, 2016). Additionally, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the psychometric properties of WLEIS with samples that involve workers in general and managers specifically.…”

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Validation of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale for Chilean managers

Prado

Zárate-Torres

2019

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The Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale, WLEIS, is one of the most widely used instruments for measuring emotional intelligence in the world. This scale was designed for the work context and evaluates the assessment and expression of a person's emotions, the assessment and recognition of emotions in others, the regulation of a person's emotions, and the use of emotion to aid performance. However, in the Chilean context, there have been no studies on the validity of WLEIS for senior management within firms. The present study seeks to obtain evidence of validity based on WLEIS' internal structure using a sample of 100 Chilean managers. This is an instrumental type study. An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis corroborated the dimensions of WLEIS, which presented adequate levels of reliability. The average scores in the factors were then compared according to age, sex, and level of educational. The implications of these findings are discussed in the last section.

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Measuring emotional intelligence in Moroccan Arabic: the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale / Medidas de la inteligencia emocional en árabe marroquí: la escala de inteligencia emocional de Wong y Law

Cited by 11 publications

References 28 publications

Social Support and Emotional Intelligence as Protective Resources for Well-Being in Moroccan Adolescents

Social Support and Emotional Intelligence as Protective Resources for Well-Being in Moroccan Adolescents

Factors Associated with the Emotional Intelligence among Youth University Students

Validation of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale for Chilean managers

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