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Ana R Delgado¹, Gerardo Prieto¹, Debora I Burin²

¹Faculty of Psychology, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.

|September 21, 2017

Summary

This study developed and validated three Emotion Knowledge (EK) tests based on Conceptual Act Theory (CAT). Results show the tests are reliable measures of emotion understanding, with happiness uniquely differing in item difficulty.

Keywords:

Emotion knowledge Emotional intelligence Invariant measurement Psychological constructionism Psychological distance Rasch model

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Background:

Conceptual Act Theory (CAT) posits emotions comprise basic psychological ingredients.
Psychological distance theory informed item generation for Emotion Knowledge (EK) measures.
Existing models suggest brain processing differs for basic vs. complex psychological states.

Purpose of the Study:

To construct and validate Emotion Knowledge (EK) measures within the CAT framework.
To employ an invariant measurement approach, the Rasch Model (RM), for validation.
To assess the psychometric properties of EK measures derived from psychological constructionist models.

Main Methods:

Developed three EK tests: emotion vocabulary (EV), close emotional situations (CES), and far emotional situations (FES).
Administered tests to a community sample (N=200; 100 female, 100 male, ages 18-65).
Utilized the Rasch Model (RM) for data analysis and psychometric validation, including DIF testing.

Main Results:

Sufficient data-RM fit was achieved, confirming measurement invariance.
Significant effects of emotion on EK item difficulty were found, with 'happiness' differing from other emotions.
No statistically significant gender differences in EK scores were observed, though a trend favored females.

Conclusions:

The three developed EK tests (EV, CES, FES) are validated and suitable for use.
These measures can serve as components in a broader psychological measurement system.
The findings support the utility of CAT-informed measures in understanding emotion knowledge.