Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Self-Report Tests of Personality01:22

Self-Report Tests of Personality

489
Self-report inventories are objective personality assessments that use multiple-choice items or numbered scales, typically ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). They are often called Likert scales after Rensis Likert. These inventories are widely used due to their ease of administration and cost-effectiveness. One of the most prominent examples is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), initially developed in the 1940s to assess abnormal personality traits.
489
Socioemotional Development during Infancy01:30

Socioemotional Development during Infancy

175
Socio-emotional development in infancy is primarily shaped by early emotional responses and social connections, with temperament playing a central role. Temperament refers to the consistent patterns in an individual's emotional and behavioral responses, observable even in infancy. By examining temperament, researchers can better understand an infant's unique ways of interacting with the world, influencing subsequent personality and socio-emotional growth.
Primary Temperament Types
175
Multiple Intelligences Theory01:20

Multiple Intelligences Theory

8.3K
Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligence proposes that there are nine distinct types of intelligence, each reflecting different ways of interacting with the world. Introduced in 1983 and expanded in subsequent years, Gardner's framework challenges the traditional notion of a single, generalized intelligence.
8.3K
Emotional Expression01:26

Emotional Expression

440
Emotional expression encompasses how individuals convey their emotions through verbal communication and non-verbal cues. These non-verbal actions include facial expressions, body language, and physical gestures, such as frowning or smiling. Among these, facial expressions play a crucial role in emotional expression and are understood universally, indicating a biological basis for how humans communicate emotions.
Universal Facial Expressions
Psychologist Paul Ekman identified seven basic...
440
Introspection01:29

Introspection

11
Introspection, long upheld as a reliable route to self-knowledge, involves examining one's thoughts, emotions, and mental processes. It underpins many psychological practices, from mindfulness meditation to psychotherapy and self-help strategies. However, empirical evidence challenges the accuracy of introspection as a means of understanding oneself.Limitations of Introspective InsightSeminal work by Nisbett and Wilson demonstrated that individuals are frequently unaware of the true causes...
11
Self-Evaluation Maintenance Model01:29

Self-Evaluation Maintenance Model

18
The Self-Evaluation Maintenance (SEM) model offers a psychological framework to understand how individuals’ self-esteem is influenced by the achievements of others, particularly those with whom they share close personal bonds. The SEM model operates when personal rather than social identity guides individuals. Central to this model is the notion that individuals have an inherent desire to preserve a favorable self-image, which is continuously shaped by interpersonal comparisons and...
18

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Cerebrovascular Accident Risk and Guidewire Choice in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Procedure.

Cureus·2026
Same author

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among former United States Department of Energy workers: comorbidities and lung function changes.

PeerJ·2026
Same author

Associations Between Snakebite Severity Scores and Antivenin Administration.

The Journal of surgical research·2026
Same author

Traumatic Bronchus Avulsion Managed With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Pneumonectomy, and Rib Fixation.

Case reports in surgery·2025
Same author

Factors Favoring Esophagectomy for Communicating Duplication Cysts.

Annals of thoracic surgery short reports·2025
Same author

Predicting Unplanned ICU Admission in Trauma: Early Warning Signs on the Floor.

The American surgeon·2025

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Oct 2, 2025

Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
08:09

Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood

Published on: February 11, 2017

11.6K

Validating a Novel Emotional Intelligence Instrument for Resident Physicians.

R Steve McCallum1, Baileigh A Kirkpatrick1, Robert E Heidel2

  • 1Educational Psychology and Counseling, 187790UT College of Education Health and Human Sciences, Knoxville, TN, USA.

Evaluation & the Health Professions
|February 22, 2022
PubMed
Summary

A new Scale of Emotional Functioning: Medicine (SEF:MED) was developed and validated for physicians. This 36-item scale measures emotional intelligence (EI) in healthcare professionals, aiding in well-being and patient care assessments.

Keywords:
burnoutemotional intelligenceinstrument validationresident physiciansscale of emotional functioning: medicine

More Related Videos

Development of a Virtual Reality Assessment of Everyday Living Skills
10:32

Development of a Virtual Reality Assessment of Everyday Living Skills

Published on: April 23, 2014

18.6K
A Cross-Disciplinary and Multi-Modal Experimental Design for Studying Near-Real-Time Authentic Examination Experiences
08:33

A Cross-Disciplinary and Multi-Modal Experimental Design for Studying Near-Real-Time Authentic Examination Experiences

Published on: September 4, 2019

7.1K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Oct 2, 2025

Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
08:09

Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood

Published on: February 11, 2017

11.6K
Development of a Virtual Reality Assessment of Everyday Living Skills
10:32

Development of a Virtual Reality Assessment of Everyday Living Skills

Published on: April 23, 2014

18.6K
A Cross-Disciplinary and Multi-Modal Experimental Design for Studying Near-Real-Time Authentic Examination Experiences
08:33

A Cross-Disciplinary and Multi-Modal Experimental Design for Studying Near-Real-Time Authentic Examination Experiences

Published on: September 4, 2019

7.1K

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Psychometrics
  • Healthcare Professional Well-being

Background:

  • Emotional intelligence (EI) is crucial for effective medical practice and physician well-being.
  • Existing EI measures may not adequately capture the nuances relevant to the medical field.
  • Developing a specialized EI scale for physicians is essential for targeted assessment and intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To construct and validate the Scale of Emotional Functioning: Medicine (SEF:MED), a self-report measure of EI for resident physicians.
  • To establish the psychometric properties, including factor structure and internal consistency, of the SEF:MED.
  • To validate the SEF:MED by examining its correlation with established measures of emotional competence and burnout.

Main Methods:

  • A 69-item pilot measure was administered to 80 resident physicians.
  • Item and structural analyses led to a 36-item final version, validated using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on two samples (n=321 and n=113).
  • The SEF:MED was correlated with the Profile of Emotional Competence (PEC) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey for Medical Personnel (MBI-HSS (MP)).

Main Results:

  • The final 36-item SEF:MED demonstrated a robust three-factor structure (Interpersonal Skills, Emotional Awareness, Emotional Management) supported by EFA and CFA.
  • High internal consistency reliabilities were reported for the subscales in both samples (Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.81 to 0.89).
  • The SEF:MED showed moderate to strong correlations with the PEC (r=0.64-0.68) and significant inverse correlations with burnout dimensions (Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization) and a positive correlation with Personal Accomplishment (r=-0.50, -0.44, 0.52, respectively).

Conclusions:

  • The SEF:MED is a psychometrically sound instrument for assessing emotional intelligence in physicians.
  • The scale's validation against related constructs supports its utility in evaluating physician EI.
  • The SEF:MED can inform interventions aimed at enhancing physician well-being and, consequently, patient care.