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Cross-cultural studies of trait emotional intelligence using the Emotional Skills and Competence Questionnaire (ESCQ)

When translating and adapting psychological measures in different countries, besides the problem of language translations, there are several other problems a researcher has to be aware of. There are some common methodological problems that all cross-cultural studies share. For example, cross-cultural similarities and differences are usually visually and not statistically tested (e.g. a common example is the absence of a test of similarities of internal consistency coefficients between various samples) ; the means of different cultural groups are usually compared without assessing the equivalence of the measures ; researchers often use new instruments (with no prior check on the quality of translation/ adaptation) or are doing research in cultures in which some instruments have not been used before ; there is often a convenience sampling of cultures and a lack of the rationale for selecting specific cultures. The Emotional Skills and Competence Questionnaire (ESCQ ; Takšić 1998) was developed in Croatian settings using the theoretical framework from the Mayer and Salovey emotional intelligence model (Mayer and Salovey 1997). The ESCQ consists of 45 items, divided into three subscales which measure: the ability to Perceive and Understand emotions, the ability to Express and Label emotions, and the ability to Manage and Regulate emotions. The ESCQ is used in a large number of studies and has showed satisfying psychometric characteristics. It was translated and validated in several countries (Avsec, Takšić and Mohorić 2009 ; Faria at al. 2006 ; Costa and Faria 2016). In different cross-cultural studies, the ESCQ was applied to a large sample of university students, confirming the three-factor structure. The question of cultural impact on the items in the ESCQ was examined by Differential Item Functioning (DIF) analyses. In the chapter, common cross-cultural methodology and statistical procedures performed on ESCQ data in various countries will be compared and discussed.

emotional intelligence, cross-cultural studies, evaluation, ESCQ

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