Emotional Intelligence and Nurse Recruitment: Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis of the trait emotional intelligence questionnaire short form

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2936-2949

  Snowden, Austyn ^a   Watson, Roger ^b,c   Stenhouse, Rosie ^d   Hale, Claire ^e,f  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^f Institute for Innovation in Professional Practice in the School of Healthcare   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Factor analysis; Gender; Nursing; Rasch analysis; Recruitment; Retention; TEIQue SF; Trait emotional intelligence questionnaire short form

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING CARE; NURSING STUDENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCOTLAND; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSING CARE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; STUDENTS, NURSING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955207864     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12746     Document Type: Article

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