Psychometric properties of the French version of a scale measuring perceived emotional intelligence : the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS).
The Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS), a 30-item self-assessment questionnaire, has been developed to measure perceived emotional intelligence (EI) level in 3 dimensions: Attention, Clarity and Repair. This study aimed to explore the psychometric properties of the French version of this instrument.



The instrument factor structure, normality, internal consistency, stability and concurrent validity were assessed in a sample of 824 young adults (456 female). Besides TMMS, participants completed self-assessment questionnaires for affectivity (Shortened Beck Depression Inventory, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, Positive and Negative emotion scale), alexithymia (Bermond-Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire-B) and interpersonal functioning (Empathy Quotient). Discriminant validity was tested in 64 female patients with anorexia nervosa, identified in literature as having difficulties with introspection, expression and emotional regulation.



Confirmatory factor analysis results replicate the 3-factor structure. Internal consistency and reliability indices are adequate. Direction and degree of correlation coefficients between TMMS dimensions and other questionnaires support the instrument concurrent validity. TMMS allows to highlight differences in perceived EI levels between men and women (Attention: p < 0.001 ; Clarity: p < 0.05) as well as between patients with anorexia nervosa and control subjects (p < 0.001 for all 3 dimensions).



This first validation study shows satisfying psychometric properties for TMMS French version.
Unité de traitement des Troubles des Conduites Alimentaires, Département de Psychiatrie et d'Addictologie, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations (CESP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Villejuif, France Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Département de Psychiatrie de l'Adolescent et du Jeune Adulte, Paris, France annesolenemaria@gmail.com.
Anne-Solène
AS
Maria
Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, Nanterre, France.
Léna
L
Bourdier
Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations (CESP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Villejuif, France Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Département de Psychiatrie de l'Adolescent et du Jeune Adulte, Paris, France Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Laboratoire Cognition, Santé, Socialisation, Reims, France.
Jeanne
J
Duclos
Unité de traitement des Troubles des Conduites Alimentaires, Département de Psychiatrie et d'Addictologie, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations (CESP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Villejuif, France.
Damien
D
Ringuenet
Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations (CESP), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Villejuif, France Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Département de Psychiatrie de l'Adolescent et du Jeune Adulte, Paris, France.
Sylvie
S
Berthoz
D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology; D001288:Attention; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D000068356:Self-Control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations; D055815:Young Adult
Anorexie Mentale; Fiabilité; Intelligence émotionnelle; Propriétés psychométriques; Validité