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Emotional intelligence and nurse recruitment: Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form

Snowden, Austyn; Watson, Roger; Stenhouse, Rosie; Hale, Claire

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Austyn Snowden

Rosie Stenhouse

Claire Hale



Abstract

Aim: To examine the construct validity of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short form. Background: Emotional intelligence involves the identification and regulation of our own emotions and the emotions of others. It is therefore a potentially useful construct in the investigation of recruitment and retention in nursing and many questionnaires have been constructed to measure it. Design: Secondary analysis of existing dataset of responses to Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short form using concurrent application of Rasch analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Method: First year undergraduate nursing and computing students completed Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form in September 2013. Responses were analysed by synthesising results of Rasch analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: Participants (N = 938) completed Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short form. Rasch analysis showed the majority of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form items made a unique contribution to the latent trait of emotional intelligence. Five items did not fit the model and differential item functioning (gender) accounted for this misfit. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed a four-factor structure consisting of: self-confidence, empathy, uncertainty and social connection. All five misfitting items from the Rasch analysis belonged to the 'social connection' factor. Conclusions: The concurrent use of Rasch and factor analysis allowed for novel interpretation of Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short form. Much of the response variation in Trait Emotional Intelligence Questio nnaire Short form can be accounted for by the social connection factor. Implications for practice are discussed.

Citation

Snowden, A., Watson, R., Stenhouse, R., & Hale, C. (2015). Emotional intelligence and nurse recruitment: Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form. Journal of advanced nursing, 71(12), 2936-2949. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12746

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 7, 2015
Online Publication Date Aug 12, 2015
Publication Date Dec 1, 2015
Deposit Date Sep 15, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of advanced nursing
Print ISSN 0309-2402
Electronic ISSN 1365-2648
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 71
Issue 12
Pages 2936-2949
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12746
Keywords Emotional intelligence, Nurse education, Factor analysis, Item response theory, Gender, Workforce issues, Nursing, Recruitment, Retention, Rasch analysis, Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short form, TEIQue-SF
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/379070
Publisher URL http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jan.12746/abstract
Additional Information Authors' accepted manuscript of article published in: Journal of advanced nursing, 2015, v.71, issue 12

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