Developing an Emotional Intelligence Scale for Children aged 4 to 6 Years Old and Examining its Psychometric Properties

Honarmanzadeh, Roya; Sadeghi, Ahmad; Abedi, Mohammadreza

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Volume 9, Issue 4 (Vol9 No4 Winter 2023- 2023)

J Child Ment Health 2023, 9(4): 121-139

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Developing an Emotional Intelligence Scale for Children aged 4 to 6 Years Old and Examining its Psychometric Properties

Roya Honarmanzadeh¹

, Ahmad Sadeghi ^*

², Mohammadreza Abedi³

1- Khomeini Shahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2- Department of Counselling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Iran
3- Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Iran

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Background and Purpose: Emotional intelligence defined as the ability to express and manage emotions appropriately, as well as to show respect for others' feelings- is a set of skills that children can learn at any age. The main purposes of the present study were to develop the Emotional Intelligence scale for 4-to-6-year-old children in Isfahan, as well as to assess the psychometric properties of the scale.
Method: This research was carried out using the descriptive-survey method. The statistical population was cconsisted of all 4-to-6-year-old preschool children in Isfahan in 2016, with 530 (265 girls, 265 boys) selected as the study sample using a quota sampling method. The convergent validity was assessed using Mardiha's Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (2014) and the newly developed Emotional Intelligence scale for Four-to-Six-year-Old Children. Data were analyzed using SPSS-₂₂ and LISREL-_8.5 which yielded correlation coefficient, heuristic, and confirmatory factor analysis. Also, the content validity of this scale was confirmed by 5 psychology experts
Results: The findings from factor analysis indicated that the eigenvalues for the five factors, i.e., intrapersonal, interpersonal, adaptation, stress management, and general mood, exceeded 1; therefore, they could explain 44.211% of the items' variance. The results also showed that the model fit index is at a desirable level. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.95 for the whole scale (it was more than 0.7 for each factor).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that the 32-item emotional intelligence scale for 4-to-6-year-old children is a suitable instrument to be used in different areas of psychology, education, and training.

Article number: 9

Keywords: Development and validation factorial structure, emotional intelligence

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2021/03/21 | Accepted: 2023/01/21 | Published: 2023/05/22

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