Emotional intelligence within the framework of the ability model: A nomological network analysis of a situational judgment test
Emotional intelligence within the framework of the ability model: A nomological network analysis of a situational judgment test
Author(s): Sabry M. Abd-El-FattahSubject(s): Higher Education , Educational Psychology, Individual Psychology, Social psychology and group interaction, Cognitive Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Behaviorism
Published by: MedCrave Group Kft.
Keywords: emotional intelligence; ability model; situational judgment test; nomological network analysis; personality dimensions; academic achievement;
Summary/Abstract: This study utilized a nomological network analysis approach to empirically validate the Arabic version of the Situational Judgment Test of Emotional Intelligence (SJTEI-AR). A nomological network analysis includes a within-network and a between-network construct validation. The sample of the study consisted of 236 Egyptian undergraduates. The within-network construct validation confirmed the multidimensionality of the SJTEI-AR. The three correlated factor model of the SJTEI-AR fit the data better than the one factor model and the hierarchical model and it was invariant across gender. Females scored significantly higher than males on the utilizing own emotion factor of the SJTEI-AR. The between-network construct validation showed that the SJTEI-AR significantly predicted academic achievement and personality dimensions. The predictability of the SJTEI-AR was evident by significantly predicting academic achievement after taking into account the effect of gender and personality dimensions.
Journal: Journal of Psychology & Clinical Psychiatry
- Issue Year: 9/2018
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 552-565
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
