Psychometrics of Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) Scores
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2011
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.2466%2F03.04.PR0.109.4.327-337
Abstract
A sample of 183 medical students completed the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT V2.0). Scores on the test were examined for evidence of reliability and factorial validity. Although Cronbach's alpha for the total scores was adequate (.79), many of the scales had low internal consistency (scale alphas ranged from .34 to .77; median = .48). Previous factor analyses of the MSCEIT are critiqued and the rationale for the current analysis is presented. Both confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses of the MSCEIT item parcels are reported. Pictures and faces items formed separate factors rather than loading on a Perception factor. Emotional Management appeared as a factor, but items from Blends and Facilitation failed to load consistently on any factor, rendering factors for Emotional Understanding and Emotional Facilitation problematic.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Psychological Reports, v. 109, issue 1, p. 327-337
Scholar Commons Citation
Brannick, Michael T.; Wahi, Monika M.; and Goldin, Steven B., "Psychometrics of Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) Scores" (2011). Psychology Faculty Publications. 2301.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/2301
