Concurrent and incremental validity of three trait emotional intelligence measures

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Table I. Adjusted squared multiple correlation coefficients for predicting psychological functioning from EI measures

Inventory	k	Physical aggression	Verbal aggression	Anger	Hostility	Social loneliness	Family loneliness	Romantic loneliness	Eating disorder	Alcohol abuse^a	Happiness	Life Satisfaction^b	Mean	Mean significant
Higher (global) level constructs
SEIS	1	.04**	.00	.02*	.18**	.28**	.16**	.05**	−.00	.01	.27**	.22**	.11	.15
MEIA	1	.04**	.01	.04**	.21**	.25**	.14**	.08**	.00	.00	.26**	.20**	.11	.15
TEIQue	1	.07**	.00	.15**	.40**	.35**	.21**	.11**	.05**	.05**	.50**	.42**	.21	.23
											(.46**)		(.19)	(.21)
Middle level constructs
MEIA	3	.10**	.06**	.21**	.29**	.25**	.18**	.11**	.08**	.07**	.37**	.30**	.18	–
TEIQue	4	.20**	.26**	.43**	.46**	.40**	.29**	.13**	.11**	.09**	.64**	.52**	.32	–
											(.55**)		(.28)	–
Lower level constructs
SEIS	4	.06**	.02	.10**	.25**	.34**	.19**	.06**	.06**	.06**	.42**	.32**	.17	.19
MEIA	10	.16**	.22**	.35**	.36**	.31**	.21**	.12**	.07**	.11**	.46**	.35**	.25	–
TEIQue	15	.27**	.42**	.47**	.46**	.45**	.41**	.19**	.28**	.16**	.74**	.57**	.40	–
											(.63**)		(.36)	–
Notes: EI = emotional intelligence; MEIA = Multidimensional Emotional Intelligence Assessment; SEIS = Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale; TEIQue = Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire; k = no. subscales.
(xx) Figures for models with TEIQue happiness items excluded due to high theoretical overlap with the criterion.
^aN = 289 due to pairwise deletion of data for respondents who had made no attempt to complete the alcohol abuse questionnaire.
^bN = 306 due to pairwise deletion of data for one respondent who had made no attempt to complete the life satisfaction questionnaire.
*p < .01, **p < .001.

Table II. Adjusted squared multiple correlation coefficients for psychological functioning with gender, age (Step 1), the Big Five (Step 2) and global trait EI (Step 3)

Variables	Physical aggression	Verbal aggression	Anger	Hostility	Social loneliness	Family loneliness	Romantic loneliness	Eating disorder	Alcohol abuse^a	Happiness	Life Satisfaction^b	Mean	Mean significant
Step 1	.06**	.02	.00	.01	.02	.02	.02	.04**	.02	.01	.02
Step 2	.08**	.17**	.36**	.37**	.20**	.09**	.01	.06**	.06**	.48**	.26**
Step 3 SEIS:	.01	−.00	−.00	.03**	.09**	.07**	.03*	−.00	.01	.06**	.09**	.04	.06
Overall F	7.81**	10.11**	22.58**	26.93**	17.49**	9.17**	3.10*	5.15**	4.22**	48.72**	23.11**
Step 3 MEIA:	.00	−.00	−.00	.03**	.06**	.05**	.07**	−.00	−.00	.04**	.07**	.03	.05
Overall F	7.39**	10.12**	25.58**	26.74**	15.53**	8.06**	4.78**	5.16**	3.82**	44.18**	21.30**
Step 3 TEIQue	.01	.00	.00	.08**	.17**	.14**	.11**	.01	.02*	.09**	.17**	.07	.11
										(.07**)		(.06)	(.09)
Overall F	7.53**	10.29**	22.94**	32.24**	25.50**	13.36**	6.85**	5.95**	4.81**	55.24**	32.16**
										(50.10**)
Notes: EI = emotional intelligence; MEIA = Multidimensional Emotional Intelligence Assessment; SEIS = Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale; TEIQue = Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire.
For each model, the variables on Steps 1 and 2 remain the same despite the variables on Step 3 changing (i.e., three different sets of EI variables), thus, results for Steps 1 and 2 are presented only once.
(xx) Figures for models with TEIQue happiness items excluded due to high theoretical overlap with the criterion.
^aN = 289 due to pairwise deletion of data for respondents who had made no attempt to complete the alcohol abuse questionnaire.
^bN = 306 due to pairwise deletion of data for one respondent who had made no attempt to complete the life satisfaction questionnaire. *p < .01, **p < .001.

Table III. Adjusted squared multiple correlation coefficients predicting psychological functioning with two trait EI measures on Step 1 and one on Step 2

	Physical aggression	Verbal aggression	Anger	Hostility	Social loneliness	Family loneliness	Romantic loneliness	Eating disorder	Alcohol abuse^a	Happiness	Life Satisfaction^b	Mean	Mean significant
Step 1: MEIA, TEIQue:	.07**	.01	.17**	.40**	.35**	.21**	.11**	.08**	.08**	.51**	.42**s
										(.46**)
Step 2: SEIS:	−.00	−.00	.01	.00	.02*	.01	.00	.02*	.00	.00	.00	.01	.02
										(.01)		(.01)	(.02)
Step 1: SEIS, TEIQue:	.07**	−.00	.18**	.40**	.37**	.22**	.11**	.10**	.05**	.50**	.41**
										(.46**)
Step 2: MEIA:	−.00	.01	.00	−.00	−.00	.00	.00	−.00	.03*	.00	.01	.00	.03
										(.00)		(.00)	(.03)
Step 1: SEIS, MEIÄ	.04**	.01	.04*	.22**	.29**	.16**	.08**	.00	.02	.29**	.23**
										(.29**)
Step 2: TEIQue:	.02*	−.00	.14**	.19**	.08**	.06**	.04**	.10**	.07**	.22**	.19**	.10	.11
										(.18**)		(.08)	(.09)
Overall F^c	7.73**	1.91	23.09**	69.73**	59.95**	29.77**	13.96**	12.26**	9.66**	106.07**	74.46**
										(88.11**)
Notes: EI = emotional intelligence; MEIA = Multidimensional Emotional Intelligence Assessment; SEIS = Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale; TEIQue = Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire.
(xx) Figures for models with TEIQue happiness items excluded due to high theoretical overlap with the criterion.
^aN = 289 due to pairwise deletion of data for respondents who had made no attempt to complete the alcohol abuse questionnaire.
^bN = 306 due to pairwise deletion of data for one respondent who had made no attempt to complete the life satisfaction questionnaire.
^cFor each criterion variables the overall F is equivalent across the three sets of predictors.
*p < .01, **p < .001.