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Abstract:
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The current study examined the construct validity of the Situational Test of Emotional
Management (STEM), a newly developed measure of emotional intelligence. A logistic
regression approach was utilized to assess the STEM, at the item-level, on two factors,
gender and Extraversion. It was hypothesized a logistic model including gender and
Extraversion would significantly predict classification of participants into two groups
(correct response on STEM items and incorrect response on STEM items) beyond a simple
intercept-only logistic regression. Data analysis revealed that the gender and Extraversion
did not significantly enhance the classification rates of participants into the two groups, but
gender was a significant univariate influence on four items. Explanations as to why the
hypothesis was not fully supported are discussed, as well as avenues for future research. |