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).
Highlights
The status of ability Emotional intelligence (EI) as a type of intelligence has been contested, its theoretical context is important to a number of recent theoretical models such as the IMAID (Hughes & Evans, 2018) which seek to integrate EI with existing individual difference frameworks
Using a data set of 830 individuals, the current study aims to determine whether previous findings represent MSCEIT test effects, or whether conclusions surrounding the second-stratum structure of ability EI within the CHC model can be considered robust
The current study provided a conceptual replication of analyses conducted by MacCann et al (2014) to examine whether ability EI fits within factor models of broad cognitive ability
Summary
The status of ability EI as a type of intelligence has been contested, its theoretical context is important to a number of recent theoretical models such as the IMAID (Hughes & Evans, 2018) which seek to integrate EI with existing individual difference frameworks. The most robust investigation of the standing of ability EI within intelligence frameworks comes from MacCann et al (2014) whom tested various unidimensional, oblique, hierarchical and bifactor models using questionnaire data collected from 688 students. Their data best fit the model in which ability EI, loaded by perception, understanding and management factors, was hierarchically structured under a general intelligence factor alongside broad ability domains such as quantitative reasoning, fluid intelligence, crystalized intelligence, and visual-spatial ability. Using a data set of 830 individuals, the current study aims to determine whether previous findings represent MSCEIT test effects, or whether conclusions surrounding the second-stratum structure of ability EI within the CHC model can be considered robust
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