Reliability (TEIQue /C0AF)
Internal Consistency
The Cronbach alpha coefficient was .84 for a pre-adolescent sample, using the TEIQue-ASF ( Petrides et al.,
2006 ). In a British sample of 490 high school students with a mean age of 16.65 years, a similar alpha of .83 was
obtained ( Mikolajczak, Petrides, & Hurry, 2009 ).Petrides (2009) reported alpha coefficients of .74 (Emotionality),
.76 (Self-Control), .80 (Sociability), .85 (Well-Being), and .89 (Global trait EI) for 1842 adolescents, which are only
slightly lower than those of the adult population.
Reliability (TEIQue /C0CF)
Internal Consistency
Cronbach alpha coefficients were found to be .76 in a mixed-gender sample ( N5139, mean age: 11.23 years)
and .73 for the boy-only sample ( Mavroveli et al., 2008 ). In another mixed-gender sample ( N5565), the alpha
coefficient was found to be .84 for global trait EI, ranging from .57 (adaptability and emotion perception) to .76
(Affective disposition) /C0(see Mavroveli & Sanchez-Ruiz, 2011 ).
Test/C0Retest
Over a 3-month period, in a mixed-gender sample, the attenuated and disattenuated test /C0retest reliabilities
were found to be .79 and 1.00, respectively ( Mavroveli et al., 2008 ).
Validity (TEIQue)
Convergent/Concurrent
The TEIQue correlated positively with the AES ( r5.73) and the MEIA ( r5.77;Gardner & Qualter, 2010 ).
Divergent/Discriminant
The TEIQue’s correlations with the STEM and STEU were .03 and .16, respectively ( Austin, 2010 ).
Criterion/Predictive
Petrides et al. (2007) showed that the TEIQue scores predict various emotion-laden criteria, such as depression
(β52.56), dysfunctional attitudes ( β52.38), coping styles ( β5.44 to .57), and hostility ( β52.21) after control-
ling for personality, as well as depression ( β52.20) and various maladaptive personality dimensions ( β5.21 to
2.49) after controlling for positive and negative affect. TEIQue scores also predicted nine distinct personality dis-
orders after controlling for positive and negative mood states.
Validity (TEIQue /C0CF)
Convergent/Concurrent
No convergent/concurrent evidence is currently available.
Divergent/Discriminant
Consistent with trait EI theory, the TEIQue /C0CF exhibited only a weak correlation with verbal ability ( r5.15;
Mavroveli et al., 2008 ). The TEIQue /C0CF correlated negatively with a scale assessing behavioral and social pro-
blems, when completed by teachers ( r52.34;Mavroveli & Sanchez-Ruiz, 2011 ).
Criterion/Predictive
The TEIQue-CF scores differentiated between pupils with a record of unauthorized absences or exclusions
from school and controls ( Mavroveli et al., 2008 ). It also predicted teacher-rated positive behavior ( r5.24) and
negative behavior ( r52.34).
Location
Petrides, K.V. (2009). Technical manual for the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaires (TEIQue). London:
London Psychometric Laboratory.
Petrides, K.V., & Furnham, A. (2006). The role of trait emotional intelligence in a gender-specific model of
organizational variables. Journal of Applied Social Psychology , 36, 552 /C0569.399 TRAIT EI MEASURES
III. EMOTION REGULATION