Factor structure and validity of a trait emotional intelligence measure

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 707-721

  Saklofske, Donald H ^a   Austin, Elizabeth J ^b   Minski, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Emotional intelligence; Factor analysis; Modelling; Personality; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037353990     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00056-9     Document Type: Article

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