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Factor structure and correlates of the Mandarin version of the Managing the Emotions of Others (MEOS) scale
Author(s) -
Saklofske Donald H.,
Austin Elizabeth J.,
Yan Gonggu,
Smith Martin M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1002/ijop.12147
Subject(s) - psychology , mandarin chinese , scale (ratio) , philosophy , linguistics , cartography , geography
The English‐language version of the Managing the Emotions of Others ( MEOS ) scale has been found to have a six‐factor structure. This includes two pairs (Enhance, Divert and Worsen, Inauthentic) that respectively describe prosocial and non‐prosocial interpersonal emotion management, together with an emotional concealment factor (Conceal) and a factor assessing poor self‐rated emotional skills. A Mandarin translation of the MEOS was completed by 277 Chinese student participants. Factor analysis indicated a four‐factor structure comprising a merged Enhance/Divert factor, together with Worsen, Inauthentic and Conceal factors. The emergence of a different factor structure compared to Western samples may be related to culture‐dependent attitudes to emotional expression. The associations of the MEOS factors with Five‐Factor model personality, the Dark Triad and trait emotional intelligence ( EI ) were examined; these were similar to but generally weaker than those found for the English‐language version.