Psychometric Properties of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale in a Colombian Manager Sample
Within the organizational field, emotional intelligence is linked to socially competent behaviors, which allow the development of labor and organizational abilities necessary for professional development. Thus, in workers, emotional intelligence is related to a wide range of organizational variables...
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| author | Julio César Acosta-Prado Rodrigo Arturo Zárate-Torres Arnold Alejandro Tafur-Mendoza |
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| description | Within the organizational field, emotional intelligence is linked to socially competent behaviors, which allow the development of labor and organizational abilities necessary for professional development. Thus, in workers, emotional intelligence is related to a wide range of organizational variables. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) in the Colombian context, specifically, in a population of managers. The study was instrumental. The sample consists of 489 Colombian managers, obtained through non-probability sampling (a purposive sample), who work in companies located in Bogota. The results indicated that the four-factor oblique model presents favorable fit indices, as well as the higher-order model, the latter having additional theoretical support. These results indicate that it is possible to consider partial scores for each of the four factors of the WLEIS, as well as an overall emotional-intelligence score. Also, the WLEIS scores have validity evidence based on relations to other variables (convergent and discriminant evidence) and are reliable. These first findings for Colombian managers contribute to the accumulation of international evidence of emotional intelligence measured with the WLEIS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-30b7ea0ea124463f97b8058f2eb784052023-11-23T17:20:55ZengMDPI AGJournal of Intelligence2079-32002022-05-011022910.3390/jintelligence10020029Psychometric Properties of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale in a Colombian Manager SampleJulio César Acosta-Prado0Rodrigo Arturo Zárate-Torres1Arnold Alejandro Tafur-Mendoza2School of Business Science, Universidad del Pacífico, Lima 15072, PeruColegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración, Bogota 111071, ColombiaResearch Center (CIUP), Universidad del Pacífico, Lima 15072, PeruWithin the organizational field, emotional intelligence is linked to socially competent behaviors, which allow the development of labor and organizational abilities necessary for professional development. Thus, in workers, emotional intelligence is related to a wide range of organizational variables. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) in the Colombian context, specifically, in a population of managers. The study was instrumental. The sample consists of 489 Colombian managers, obtained through non-probability sampling (a purposive sample), who work in companies located in Bogota. The results indicated that the four-factor oblique model presents favorable fit indices, as well as the higher-order model, the latter having additional theoretical support. These results indicate that it is possible to consider partial scores for each of the four factors of the WLEIS, as well as an overall emotional-intelligence score. Also, the WLEIS scores have validity evidence based on relations to other variables (convergent and discriminant evidence) and are reliable. These first findings for Colombian managers contribute to the accumulation of international evidence of emotional intelligence measured with the WLEIS.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/10/2/29WLEISemotional intelligencemanagerspsychometric propertiesreliabilityvalidity |
| spellingShingle | Julio César Acosta-Prado Rodrigo Arturo Zárate-Torres Arnold Alejandro Tafur-Mendoza Psychometric Properties of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale in a Colombian Manager Sample Journal of Intelligence WLEIS emotional intelligence managers psychometric properties reliability validity |
| title | Psychometric Properties of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale in a Colombian Manager Sample |
| title_full | Psychometric Properties of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale in a Colombian Manager Sample |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric Properties of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale in a Colombian Manager Sample |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric Properties of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale in a Colombian Manager Sample |
| title_short | Psychometric Properties of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale in a Colombian Manager Sample |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the wong and law emotional intelligence scale in a colombian manager sample |
| topic | WLEIS emotional intelligence managers psychometric properties reliability validity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/10/2/29 |
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