Emotional competencies in emerging adolescence: relations between teacher ratings and student self-reports

Figures & data

Table 1. Province demographics.

		Gender		Age		Adult reports
	N	Girls	Boys	M	Range	Teacher	Parent
Location 1	141	94	47	13.6	9.9–14.3	101	0
Location 2	149	76	67	11.8	10.8–12.8	83	61

Note:

N = number of participants; M = mean Age = refers to those who are non-adult participants.

Table 2. Interpersonal reactivity index subscale descriptions.

Subscale	Construct	Example
Perspective Taking	Ability to understand someone else’s point of view	‘I try to look at everybody’s side of a disagreement before I make a decision.’
Fantasy	Ability to put oneself in the shoes of characters in works of fiction (i.e. books, movies)	‘I really get involved with the feelings of the characters in a novel.’
Empathetic Concern	Ability to feel empathy for others	‘I often have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me.’
Personal Distress	Negative feelings one might feel in reaction to others’ emotions	‘In emergency situations, I feel apprehensive and ill-at-ease.’

Note:

The listed examples are taken from one of the seven items included within the questionnaire for the respective subscale.

Table 3. Descriptive statistics for all study variables.

	n	Mean	SD	Skewness	Kurtosis
Teacher CECS	184	3.89	.810	−.271	−.875
Parent CECS	61	4.13	.529	−.403	−.491
Perspective Taking	288	3.17	.696	−.021	−.351
Fantasy	288	3.45	.785	−.031	−.536
Empathetic Concern	288	3.67	.655	−.275	−.286
Personal Distress	284	2.75	.673	.050	−.325

Note:

CECS = Children’s Emotional Competence Scale; SD = standard deviation.

Table 4. Gender mean differences on CECS and IRI scores.

	Girls		Boys		Total
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Teacher CECS	4.12	.738	3.43	.728	3.89	.810
Parent CECS	4.32	.473	4.02	.548	4.13	.529
Perspective Taking	3.25	.738	3.02	.634	3.17	.696
Fantasy	3.57	.812	3.26	.720	3.44	.785
Empathetic Concern	3.79	.622	3.47	.650	3.67	.655
Personal Distress	2.88	.732	2.55	.535	2.75	.673

Note:

CECS = Children’s Emotional Competence Scale; SD = standard deviation.