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A conceptual replication of emotional intelligence as a second-stratum factor of intelligence
Thomas Rhys Evans1, David J Hughes2, Gail Steptoe-Warren1
1School of Psychological, Social and Behavioural Sciences.
Abstract:
MacCann, Joseph, Newman, and Roberts (2014) explored various unidimensional, oblique, hierarchical and bifactor models to suggest that ability EI can represent a distinct set of cognitive abilities that can be placed within existing intelligence frameworks. The current study presents a conceptual replication of these analyses from data collected using alternative (nonproprietary) measures. Using a data set of 830 individuals, the current study provides further evidence to suggest ability EI best represents a hierarchical construct formed of emotion perception, understanding and management factors, structured as a second stratum factor within broader models of cognitive ability. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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