Factorial and structural validity of emotional intelligence testing technique
The paper is devoted to the creation of a reliable tool for diagnosing the level of development of emotional intelligence and its introduction into domestic psychological practice on the basis of the ability model of emotional intelligence by John Mayer, Peter Salovey, David Caruso and Robert Plutchik's psychoevolutionary theory of emotions. Within the framework of the ability model, EI is defined as the ability to process information contained in emotions, the determination of the meaning of emotions and their connections with each other, and the use of emotional information in order to increase the effectiveness of thinking. Data from 592 respondents, aged between 20 and 69 years (420 males and 172 females, mean age of 36.4), was used for psychometric testing. The reliability of the individual scales of the methodology was tested in detail and the specificity of the measurement of the ability to understand and analyse emotions among Russian-speaking respondents was noted. A comparison of the two-factor and three-factor structure of the TEI technique was made. TEI showed the basic psychometric indicators of reliability and validity at a satisfactory level.