"Assessing the validity of emotional intelligence measures" by Christopher T. H. MINERS, Stéphane COTE et al.
 

Assessing the validity of emotional intelligence measures

Christopher T. H. MINERS
Stéphane COTE
Filip LIEVENS, Singapore Management University

Abstract

Duplicate record, see https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5785/. We describe an approach that enables a more complete evaluation of the validity of emotional intelligence measures. We argue that a source of evidence for validity is often overlooked by researchers and test developers, namely, evidence based on response processes. This evidence can be obtained through (a) a definition of the ability, (b) a description of the mental processes that operate when a person uses the ability, (c) the development of a theory of response behaviour that links variation in the construct with variation on the responses to the items of a measure, and (d) a test of the theory of response behaviour through one or more strategies that we describe.