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Construct and Criterion‐Related Validation of a Measure of Emotional Reasoning Skills: A two‐study investigation
Author(s) -
Blickle Gerhard,
Momm Tassilo S.,
Kramer Jochen,
Mierke Jan,
Liu Yongmei,
Ferris Gerald R.
Publication year - 2009
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.1468-2389.2009.00455.x
Subject(s) - psychology , emotional intelligence , empathy , the emotional intelligence appraisal , social skills , construct (python library) , personality , interpersonal communication , sincerity , social intelligence , variance (accounting) , social psychology , construct validity , developmental psychology , psychometrics , accounting , computer science , business , programming language
In a two‐study investigation, the construct and criterion‐related validities of the Test of Emotional Intelligence, an ability‐based measure of emotional reasoning skills, were examined. In Study 1, as hypothesized, emotional reasoning skills were related to emotion recognition ability (i.e., as measured by Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy), emotional empathy, and three measures of successful social functioning (i.e., social astuteness, interpersonal influence, and apparent sincerity) assessed by peers, after controlling for personality and occupational environment characteristics. In Study 2, results from a predictive validation study demonstrated that Emotional Intelligence explained additional variance in overall job performance ratings beyond general mental ability and personality traits. Contributions and implications of this research investigation, limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.