Journal article
The Incremental Validity of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Journal of personality assessment, Vol.98(3), pp.261-276
05/03/2016
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2015.1084630
PMID: 26457443
Abstract
A criticism leveled against the conceptualization of emotional intelligence (EI) as a personality trait is that it overlaps considerably with the higher order personality dimensions and, therefore, has weak utility. To investigate this criticism, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to synthesize the literature examining the incremental validity of the 2 adult self-report forms of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue). Twenty-four articles reporting 114 incremental validity analyses of the TEIQue were reviewed according to the studies' methodological features. Additionally, data from 18 studies (providing 105 effect sizes) were pooled in a meta-analysis. Results suggest that the TEIQue consistently explains incremental variance in criteria pertaining to different areas of functioning, beyond higher order personality dimensions and other emotion-related variables. The pooled effect size was relatively small, but statistically and practically significant (R-2 = .06, SE = .0116; 95% CI [.03, .08]). The number of covariates controlled for, the form of the TEIQue, and the focus on higher order personality dimensions versus other individual-difference constructs as baseline predictors did not affect the effect size. Analyses conducted at the factor level indicated that the incremental contribution is mainly due to the well-being and self-control factors of trait EI. Methodological issues and directions for future research are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Incremental Validity of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Creators
- Federica Andrei - University of BolognaA. B. Siegling - University College LondonAriel M. Aloe - University of IowaBruno Baldaro - University of BolognaK. V. Petrides - University College London
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of personality assessment, Vol.98(3), pp.261-276
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/00223891.2015.1084630
- PMID
- 26457443
- ISSN
- 0022-3891
- eISSN
- 1532-7752
- Number of pages
- 16
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/03/2016
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984371267802771
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