An examination of the factor structure of the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence (SSREI) scale via confirmatory factor analysis

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1029-1042

  Gignac, Gilles E ^a   Palmer, Benjamin R ^b   Manocha, Ramesh ^c   Stough, Con ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFA; Emotional intelligence; Self report

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144468037     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2005.03.014     Document Type: Article

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