Group differences in EI within a sample of black and white South Africans

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 639-644

  Gignac, Gilles E ^a   Ekermans, Gina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cross cultural psychology; Differential item functioning; Emotional intelligence; Group differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955053420     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.05.039     Document Type: Article

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