The measurement invariance of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) across three Chinese university student groups from Canada and China

The current study assessed the measurement equivalence of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) with three groups of Chinese university students. Two research sessions were conducted-one in Beijing, China with university students (N = 680), and the other in Calgary, Canada where two...

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Published in:Journal of psychoeducational assessment 2012-08, Vol.30 (4), p.439-452
Main Authors: Li, Tongwei, Saklofske, Donald H., Bowden, Stephen C., Yan, Gonggu, Fung, Tak Shing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alberta (Calgary)
Asians
China (Beijing)
Chinese
Chinese students
College Students
Comparative analysis
Cross cultural comparison
Cross Cultural Studies
Emotional experience
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS)
Emotional response
English
Factor Structure
Foreign Countries
Foreign Students
Higher education
Intelligence Tests
Invariance
Measurement
Measures (Individuals)
Reliability
Test Reliability
University students
Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS)
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Summary:The current study assessed the measurement equivalence of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) with three groups of Chinese university students. Two research sessions were conducted-one in Beijing, China with university students (N = 680), and the other in Calgary, Canada where two groups of Chinese students were administered the WLEIS in either Chinese (N = 151) or English (N = 151). The WLEIS had satisfactory reliability, the four-factor structure was replicated, and metric invariance was supported across the three groups. The present study provided empirical support to the growing emotional intelligence measurement invariance literature and demonstrated the robustness of both the English and Chinese versions of the WLEIS. [Author abstract]
ISSN:0734-2829
1557-5144
DOI:10.1177/0734282912449449