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A PSYCHOMETRIC INVESTIGATION OF THE EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT INVENTORY IN ADOLESCENTS: A CONSTRUCT VALIDATION AND ESTIMATE OF STABILITY

Rovnak, Amanda M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1175100013

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2007, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Counselor Education and Supervision.
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Emotional Quotient Inventory: Youth Version (Bar-On & Parker, 2000) to assess the stability of the instrument from pretest to post test and across gender. The subscales of the instrument were examined as they relate to demographic variables. Additionally, the mood scale of the instrument was studied as it relates to subscales of the School Climate Survey (Halderson, Kelley, & Keefe, 2002) and demographic variables. This study was conducted to add to the body of knowledge about emotional intelligence, its measurement, and its application for school and mental health counselors. The data used in this investigation were collected as part of an evaluation of the Red Flags Depression Awareness Program, a school-based prevention program developed by the Mental Health Association of Summit County and adapted for the Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH). Participants in the study included seventh and eighth grade students from 19 schools. Of the pretest sample, 684 students reported their gender (male = 50.9%, female = 49.1%), and 604 students reported their ethnicity (Caucasian = 70.4%, African American = 16.5%, other = 13.1%). The majority of the students in this study (86.3%) attended public schools and 13.7% attended parochial schools. The research design was ex post facto with hypotheses and tests of alternative hypotheses. Findings of Kaiser Factor Matching suggested that the factor structure of the EQ-i:YV is stable between males and females, as well as from pretest to post test. Significance was found for six of the nineteen regression analyses, indicating that there were significant differences between males and females on interpersonal subscale scores and the positive impression subscale of the EQ-i:YV. In both instances, females scored higher than males. Additionally, the interaction between gender and mood was significant in predicting the academic orientation and the behavioral values subscales of the school climate survey. The overall results of this investigation suggest that the EQ-i:YV is a stable measure of emotional intelligence. This information may be beneficial to school counselors, mental health counselors, or other professional interested in the construct of emotional intelligence as is applies to adolescents.
Cynthia Reynolds (Advisor)
156 p.
Education, Guidance and Counseling
emotional intelligence; EQ-i; school climate; adolescent

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  • Rovnak, A. M. (2007). A PSYCHOMETRIC INVESTIGATION OF THE EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT INVENTORY IN ADOLESCENTS: A CONSTRUCT VALIDATION AND ESTIMATE OF STABILITY [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1175100013

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rovnak, Amanda. A PSYCHOMETRIC INVESTIGATION OF THE EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT INVENTORY IN ADOLESCENTS: A CONSTRUCT VALIDATION AND ESTIMATE OF STABILITY. 2007. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1175100013.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rovnak, Amanda. "A PSYCHOMETRIC INVESTIGATION OF THE EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT INVENTORY IN ADOLESCENTS: A CONSTRUCT VALIDATION AND ESTIMATE OF STABILITY." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1175100013

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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