Discriminant validity of self-reported emotional intelligence: A multitrait-multisource study

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 672-694

  Joseph, Dana L ^a   Newman, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Big Five personality; Cognitive ability; Discriminant validity; Emotional intelligence; Interrater agreement; Measurement equivalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954588094     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164409355700     Document Type: Article

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