Naslov
Psychometric properties of Vocabulary of Emotion Test (VET)

Autori
Mohorić, Tamara ; Takšić, Vladimir

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
XXIX International Congress in Psychology

Mjesto i datum
Berlin, Njemačka, 20.07.2008. - 25.07.2008

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
emotional intelligence; VET

Sažetak
Emotional intelligence is usually defined as a four-level set of abilities (Mayer & Salovey, 1997). Among these, ability to understand emotions is one that can be best measured with ability test. Vocabulary Emotion Test (VET) was constructed consists of 102 adjectives (short version has 35 items) describing emotional states and mood, and has correct answer, based on a solution from Croatian dictionary (Anić, 1994). Both versions have satisfactory psychometric properties, with reliability coefficient α =0.91. Convergent-divergent validity was assessed compared TRE with several traditional intelligence tests showing it has 44% of unique variance. VET was translated in English and Swedish.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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