title: Factor structure and correlates of the Mandarin version of the Managing the Emotions of Others (MEOS) scale.
abstract: The English-language version of the Managing the Emotions of Others (MEOS) scale has been found to have a six-factor structure. This includes two pairs (Enhance, Divert and Worsen, Inauthentic) that respectively describe prosocial and non-prosocial interpersonal emotion management, together with an emotional concealment factor (Conceal) and a factor assessing poor self-rated emotional skills. A Mandarin translation of the MEOS was completed by 277 Chinese student participants. Factor analysis indicated a four-factor structure comprising a merged Enhance/Divert factor, together with Worsen, Inauthentic and Conceal factors. The emergence of a different factor structure compared to Western samples may be related to culture-dependent attitudes to emotional expression. The associations of the MEOS factors with Five-Factor model personality, the Dark Triad and trait emotional intelligence (EI) were examined; these were similar to but generally weaker than those found for the English-language version.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors: Donald H
authors: DH
authors: Saklofske
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors: Elizabeth J
authors: EJ
authors: Austin
authors: School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
authors: Gonggu
authors: G
authors: Yan
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
authors: Martin M
authors: MM
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D004644:Emotions; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014177:Translations
keywords: Emotion regulation; Emotional intelligence; Factor analysis