Emotional intelligence in young women from five cultures: A TEIQue-SF invariance study using the omnicultural composite approach inside the IRT framework. (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chiesi, Francesca; Lau, Chloe; Marunic, Georgia; Sanchez-Ruiz, Maria-Jose; Plouffe, Rachel A.; Topa, Gabriela; Yan, Gonggu; Saklofske, Donald H.
• Is Part Of: Personality and individual differences. Volume 164(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: Emotional intelligence -- Invariance -- Cross-cultural research -- Item response theory -- Women; Personality -- Periodicals; Individuality -- Periodicals; Individuality -- Periodicals; Personality Development -- Periodicals; Personnalité -- Périodiques; Individualité -- Périodiques; 155.205
• DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110128
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0191-8869

Abstract

Abstract: 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.