Emotional intelligence in young women from five cultures: A TEIQue-SF invariance study using the omnicultural composite approach inside the IRT framework

TY - JOUR

T1 - Emotional intelligence in young women from five cultures

T2 - A TEIQue-SF invariance study using the omnicultural composite approach inside the IRT framework

AU - Chiesi, Francesca

AU - Lau, Chloe

AU - Marunic, Georgia

AU - Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria Jose

AU - Plouffe, Rachel A.

AU - Topa, Gabriela

AU - Yan, Gonggu

AU - Saklofske, Donald H.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Elsevier Ltd

PY - 2020/10/1

Y1 - 2020/10/1

N2 - Using the omnicultural composite (OCC) approach within an Item Response Theory framework, the present study aimed both to provide evidence of the invariance of the emotional intelligence facets (emotionality, self-control, well-being, and sociability) across women from Western to Eastern countries and to detect unique cultural patterns. Samples of women from Canada (N = 360), China (N = 216), Italy (N = 209), Lebanon (N = 295), and Spain (N = 291) were administered the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short form (TEIQue-SF). Each cultural group was compared with its unique OCC obtained by merging the other groups. Results showed that emotionality and well-being facets were invariant across all respondents. A difference in self-control was found when comparing Chinese women with women belonging to different cultures and in sociability when comparing Lebanese women with those belonging to different cultures. The current findings provide a preliminary basis for studying EI in women across cultures.

AB - Using the omnicultural composite (OCC) approach within an Item Response Theory framework, the present study aimed both to provide evidence of the invariance of the emotional intelligence facets (emotionality, self-control, well-being, and sociability) across women from Western to Eastern countries and to detect unique cultural patterns. Samples of women from Canada (N = 360), China (N = 216), Italy (N = 209), Lebanon (N = 295), and Spain (N = 291) were administered the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short form (TEIQue-SF). Each cultural group was compared with its unique OCC obtained by merging the other groups. Results showed that emotionality and well-being facets were invariant across all respondents. A difference in self-control was found when comparing Chinese women with women belonging to different cultures and in sociability when comparing Lebanese women with those belonging to different cultures. The current findings provide a preliminary basis for studying EI in women across cultures.

KW - Cross-cultural research

KW - Emotional intelligence

KW - Invariance

KW - Item response theory

KW - Women

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85085216152

U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110128

DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110128

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85085216152

SN - 0191-8869

VL - 164

JO - Personality and Individual Differences

JF - Personality and Individual Differences

M1 - 110128

ER -