Location
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Start Date
16-4-2011 2:00 PM
End Date
16-4-2011 3:30 PM
Description
Emotional Intelligence is a multi-faceted construct. Existing tests do a good job of measuring some aspects of Emotional Intelligence. The Metaphors Test (Barchard, 2004) was designed to measure the ability to decipher the emotional content of ambiguous sentences. This test may measure a new facet of Emotional Intelligence. The purpose of this research was to examine the construct validity of the Metaphors Test as a measure of Emotional Intelligence. Using a sample of 281 undergraduates, the Metaphors Test was correlated with the four branches of the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT; Mayer, Salovey, & Caruso, 2004): Perceiving Emotions, Using Emotions to Facilitate Thought, Understanding Emotions, and Managing Emotions. The four correlations were all moderate, positive, and statistically significant. These results provide promising evidence of construct validity. Future research should select the items with the highest correlations with the MSCEIT. This will enable researchers to create a revised, shorter version of the Metaphors Test with higher construct validity.
Keywords
Emotional Intelligence; Emotional intelligence tests
Disciplines
Cognition and Perception | Cognitive Psychology | Psychology
Language
English
Examining the construct validity of the metaphors test
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Emotional Intelligence is a multi-faceted construct. Existing tests do a good job of measuring some aspects of Emotional Intelligence. The Metaphors Test (Barchard, 2004) was designed to measure the ability to decipher the emotional content of ambiguous sentences. This test may measure a new facet of Emotional Intelligence. The purpose of this research was to examine the construct validity of the Metaphors Test as a measure of Emotional Intelligence. Using a sample of 281 undergraduates, the Metaphors Test was correlated with the four branches of the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT; Mayer, Salovey, & Caruso, 2004): Perceiving Emotions, Using Emotions to Facilitate Thought, Understanding Emotions, and Managing Emotions. The four correlations were all moderate, positive, and statistically significant. These results provide promising evidence of construct validity. Future research should select the items with the highest correlations with the MSCEIT. This will enable researchers to create a revised, shorter version of the Metaphors Test with higher construct validity.