Mavroveli, Stella;
(2008)
Psychometric validation of trait emotional intelligence in middle and late childhood.
Doctoral thesis , Institute of Education, University of London.
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Abstract
Trait emotional intelligence (trait El or trait emotional self-efficacy) is a constellation of emotion-related self-perceptions and dispositions located at the lower levels of personality hierarchies (see Petrides & Furnharn, 2000,2003; Petrides, Furnham, & Mavroveli, 2007). Trait El provides comprehensive coverage of the affective aspects of Personality and has been validated in several studies with adults and, less often, with adolescent samples. Research with children within the domain has been generally neglected. Therefore, the main goal of the thesis was the psychometric validation of trait El in middle and late childhood where research was lacking. This venture included both the development of an age-appropriate conceptual definition and a measure of trait El. The initial operationalisation of the construct was based on data generated through a qualitative method, which aimed at identifying and defining salient facets of children's affective personality. The preliminary pool of facets in children's trait El sampling domain included II theoretical constructs, which were subsequently reduced to 9 constructs based on correlational methods (see Robinson, Shaver, & Wrightsman, 1991). The Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Child Forrn (TEIQue-CF) was developed to measure trait El in children. The structure of the measure mirrored the conceptual definition of trait El and provided comprehensive coverage of children's trait El sampling domain. The psychometric properties of the TElQue-CF were examined in a string of seven studies, which provided sufficient evidence for the measure's internal consistency, temporal stability, and construct validity. Specifically, internal consistency indices varied from 73 to 84, and the evidence for construct validity was consistent with the theoretical postulates of trait El and related research with adults and adolescents. Overall,, the empirical findings showed low to zero Vill correlations between trait El and indices of cognitive ability, such as verbal and nonverbal IQ, reading and spelling scores, and SAT scores on English, math, and science. Additionally, trait El scores differentiated between a) pupils with unauthorised I., V..absences or exclusions from school and their well-adjusted peers and b) pupils with special educational needs and those without such needs. Higher trait EI scores were also positively related to teacher- and peer-rated positive (prosocial) behaviour, negatively related to negative (antisocial) behaviour, and predicted emotion perception accuracy. The data from all seven studies showed that the TEIQue-CF has sound psychometric properties and is a potentially useful trait El tool. On the whole, our findings provided support for the validity of trait El and for its saliency in predicting and explaining important psychological, socioemotional, and behavioural criteria in middle and late childhood.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Title: | Psychometric validation of trait emotional intelligence in middle and late childhood |
| Publisher version: | http://ethos.bl.uk/ProcessSearch.do?query=502469 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Leaves 297-323 are appendices |
| Keywords: | Emotion,Affective psychology,Children,Educational assessment |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10019307 |
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