Examining the factor structure of the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory with an Australian general population sample

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Examining the factor structure of the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory with an Australian general population sample

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Title: Examining the factor structure of the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory with an Australian general population sample
Author(s): Palmer, Benjamin R.; Manocha, Ramesh; Gignac, Gilles E.; Stough, Con
Abstract: It has been claimed that the dimensional structure of the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) (Bar-On,1997a) represents a hierarchical model of emotional and social intelligence describing a general factor,five-se cond order factors and 15 primary factors. However,there are several anomalies in the factor analytic methodology employed by Bar-On (1997a),and his interpretation of the results that render the dimensional structure of the EQ-i unclear. In contrast to claims by Bar-On,in the present study a series of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses found evidence for a general factor of emotional intelligence and six primary factors. Differences between the results reported by Bar-On (1997a) and those of the current study are attributed largely to the more appropriate factor analytic methodology employed. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. School of Biophysical Science and Electrical Engineering
Source: Personality and individual differences, Vol. 35, no. 5 (Oct. 2003), pp. 1191-1210
Publication year: 2003
Keyword(s): Emotional Intelligence; Emotional Competencies; Bar-On EQ-i; Factor structure
Publisher: Pergamon-Elsevier Science
ISSN: 0191-8869
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00328-8
Peer reviewed