title: Factor structure of the Korean version of Wong and Law's Emotional Intelligence Scale.
abstract: This study reports the factor structure of a Korean version of the 16-item Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) for a sample of 161 Korean university students. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the four-factor model of the WLEIS: (1) self-emotional appraisal, (2) others' emotional appraisal, (3) use of emotion, and (4) regulation of emotion. However, improvement of the model fit after removing three items suggests the need for future research on the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the WLEIS.
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. efukuda@ucalgary.ca
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Donald H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Saklofske
authors.forename: Katsuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamaoka
authors.forename: Hyunjung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D054521:Cultural Competency; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D004644:Emotions; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011594:Psychometrics; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult