Arifin, Wan Nor and Bahri Yusoff, Muhamad Saiful
(2016)
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the
Universiti Sains Malaysia Emotional
Quotient Inventory Among Medical
Students in Malaysia.
SAGE Open, 6 (2).
pp. 1-9.
ISSN 2158-2440
Abstract
The Universiti Sains Malaysia Emotional Quotient Inventory (USMEQ-i) is a Malay-language emotional intelligence (EI)
inventory that was based on a mixed-model approach of EI. It was specifically developed and validated for use among medical
course applicants. However, evidence to support its use among medical students is inadequate. This study aims to provide
further construct validity evidence for the USMEQ-i among medical students through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
A cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of 479 medical students in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). After a
preliminary analysis, data from only 317 respondents were found suitable for inclusion in CFA. CFA was performed using the
maximum likelihood estimation method with bootstrapping due to the nonnormality of items at the multivariate level. The
results of the analysis support the two-factor model of the EI component and the one-factor model of the faking component.
However, the USMEQ-i should be administered with caution until further cross-validation studies are conducted among
students in other medical schools in Malaysia.
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