The Profile of Emotional Competence (PEC): A French short version for cancer patients.

Ali Montazeri,Anne-Sophie Baudry,Veronique Christophe,Emilie Constant,Guillaume Piessen,Amelie Anota

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0232706

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BackgroundIntrapersonal and interpersonal Emotional Competence (EC) predicts better health and disease adjustment. This study aimed to validate a short version of the Profile of Emotional Competence (PEC) scale for cancer patients.MethodsFive hundred and thirty-five patients with cancer completed a self-reported questionnaire assessing their intra- and interpersonal EC (PEC), their anxiety and depression symptoms (HADS), and their health-related quality of life (QLQ-C30). Confirmatory factor analyses and Item Response Theory models with the Partial Credit Model were performed to validate and reduce the scale.FindingsThe Short-PEC (13 items), composed of 2 sub-scores of intra- (6 items) and interpersonal (7 items) EC, showed an improved factorial structure (Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.075 (90% confidence interval 0.066–0.085), comparative fit index = 0.915) with good psychometric properties.DiscussionFuture studies should use the Short-PEC to explain and predict the adjustment of cancer patients. The short-PEC could be also used in clinical routine to assess the level of EC of patients and to adapt psychosocial intervention.

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Emotional competence (EC) used in daily life has been highlighted in the literature based on trait emotional intelligence
The non-identifying data underlying the results presented in the study are provided by the FREGAT database coordinator Pr PIESSEN and the Direction of Research and Innovation of Lille University Hospital under a collaboration contract in compliance with data protection regulations and the FREGAT charter
The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) analysis performed on the full scale highlighted relatively low goodness-of-fit statistics with a Chi-squared of 5.048, a Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) of 0.087 [90% CI 0.085–0.089], a SRMR of 0.12, a CFI of 0.482, a TLI of 0.460, and a GFI of 0.43

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Emotional competence (EC) used in daily life has been highlighted in the literature based on trait emotional intelligence. EC involves inter-individual differences in the processing of emotional information (e.g. the tendency to identify and understand emotions, to regulate emotions) [1]. EC involves taking the potential benefits from emotions (e.g. information, danger) and regulating dysfunctional emotions. In this way, it allows a better adaptation to the environment, especially in job performance [2], couple relationships [3], subjective well-being [4], and health [5,6]. Intrapersonal and interpersonal Emotional Competence (EC) predicts better health and disease adjustment. This study aimed to validate a short version of the Profile of Emotional Competence (PEC) scale for cancer patients

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