Development of the situational test of emotional understanding - brief (STEU-B) using item response theory

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 3-7

  Allen, Veleka D ^a   Weissman, Alexander ^a   Hellwig, Susan ^b   Maccann, Carolyn ^c   Roberts, Richard D ^d  

^a Law School Admission Council   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Item response theory; Situational test of emotional understanding (STEU); Situational test of emotional understanding brief (STEU B)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901264443     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.01.051     Document Type: Article

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