Construct Validity of Emotional Intelligence Scale for Sports Students

Abstract

Emotional intelligence measurement is a potentially important construct and has become one of the most exciting issues in psychological research. This study aimed to test the construct validity of the emotional intelligence scale developed for sports students. The research employed a quantitative approach using a survey method. Participants involved in this study were 280 active sports students. Data were collected through an emotional intelligence scale and analyzed using factor analysis, namely exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) methods on Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using AMOS 22 software. The fit index test model was based on three categories: absolute fit indices, incremental fit indices, and parsimony fit indices. It indicates that the scale met the valid and reliable criteria for measuring the emotional intelligence of sports students. There were 27 question items declared valid, meaning that all of these items measured the five components, including 14 indicators constructed according to the Bar-on conceptual model.

Peer-Assessment Academic Integrity Scale (PAAIS-24)

“…Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was tested based on each construct to check the inter-correlations between all variables in the scale and then reduce the data to a smaller number of dimensions (factors) [54]. The rationale is, at the beginning of developing the scale, items have been constructed based on an initial analysis of certain theoretical concepts [55], such as the construct of academic integrity developed based on the concept of the International Centre for Academic Integrity [41]. The test results prove that all constructs meet the criteria for the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy (>0.50; sig.…”