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Examination of the Discriminant, Convergent, and Criterion‐Related Validity of Self‐Ratings on the Emotional Competence Inventory
Author(s) -
Byrne John C.,
Dominick Peter G.,
Smither James W.,
Reilly Richard R.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of selection and assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.812
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1468-2389
pISSN - 0965-075X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2007.00393.x
Subject(s) - psychology , competence (human resources) , discriminant validity , personality , big five personality traits , social psychology , personality assessment inventory , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychometrics , internal consistency
We found that self‐ratings on the Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI) had small relationships with, but a distinct factor structure from, the Big‐Five personality dimensions. ECI self‐ratings were unrelated to academic performance and general mental ability. ECI self‐ratings had significant, albeit small, correlations with EC‐related behaviors and peer nominations of influence during a leaderless group discussion, coworkers' ratings of managerial skills, and number of promotions received. However, with one exception, these significant relationships disappeared after controlling for personality and age.