Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Emotional Intelligence Self-Perception Questionnaire / Adaptação e Validação Transcultural do Questionário de Autoperceção de Inteligência Emocional / Adaptación y Validación Transcultural del Cuestionario de Autopercepción de Inteligencia Emocional

Abstract The assessment of emotional intelligence is limited by the lack of psychometrically valid instruments. The present study aimed at cross-culturally adapting and validating the Emotional Intelligence Self-perception Questionnaire (EIQ-SP) in samples of Brazilian and Portuguese university students. Within this scope, in a sample of 1,074 students, reliability, construct-related validity, and criterion-related validity were analyzed. Additionally, metric invariance between the two samples and between genders was assessed. EIQ-SP showed appropriate psychometric qualities in its validation for use in Brazil, maintaining Mayer and Salovey's four-branch model. With a short application time, simple and objective language, its small number of questions makes it an attractive and valuable instrument to investigate Emotional Intelligence.

Resumo A avaliação da inteligência emocional apresenta-se limitada pela falta de instrumentos psicometricamente válidos. O presente estudo teve como objetivo adaptar e validar transculturalmente o Questionário de Autoperceção de Inteligência Emocional (QIE-AP) em amostras de estudantes universitários brasileiros e portugueses. Neste âmbito, em uma amostra de 1074 estudantes, foram analisadas a fiabilidade, a validade relacionada com o constructo e a validade relacionada com o critério. Adicionalmente, foi avaliada a invariância métrica entre as duas amostras e entre gêneros. O QIE-AP demonstrou qualidades psicométricas adequadas em sua validação para uso no Brasil, mantendo o modelo tetrafatorial de Mayer e Salovey. Com tempo de aplicação curto, linguagem simples e objetiva, seu número reduzido de questões o torna um instrumento atrativo e valioso na investigação da Inteligência Emocional.

Resumen La evaluación de la inteligencia emocional se ve limitada por la falta de instrumentos psicométricamente válidos. El presente estudio tiene el objetivo de adaptar culturalmente y validar el Cuestionario de Autopercepción de Inteligencia Emocional (CIE-AP) en muestras de estudiantes universitarios brasileños y portugueses. En este ámbito, en una muestra con 1074 estudiantes, se analizaron la fiabilidad, la validez relacionada con el constructo y la validez relacionada con el criterio. Adicionalmente, se evaluó la invariancia métrica entre las dos muestras y entre géneros. El Cuestionario de Inteligencia Emocional - Autopercepción (CIE-AP) demostró calidad psicométrica adecuada en su validación para uso en Brasil, manteniendo el modelo tetrafatorial de Mayer y Salovey. Con tiempo de aplicación corto, lenguaje simple y objetivo, su número reducido de cuestiones lo convierte en un instrumento atractivo y valioso en la investigación de la Inteligencia Emocional.

Older Women Who Practiced Physical Exercises before the COVID-19 Pandemic Present Metabolic Alterations and Worsened Functional Physical Capacity after One Year of Social Isolation.

BACKGROUND: Because the consequences of the lifestyle changes in older adults associated with the social isolation imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are not fully understood, here, we investigated the effects of one year of social isolation imposed by COVID-19 on the metabolic parameters and functional physical capacity of older women who regularly practiced physical exercises before the pandemic. METHODS: Systemic lipid and protein profiles, estimated creatinine clearance (ECC), and functional physical capacity (FPC) were assessed before (January-February 2020) and 12 months after social isolation in 30 older women (mean age 73.77 ± 6.22) who were engaged in a combined-exercise training program for at least 3 years before the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: In this group, we observed increased plasma levels of triglycerides and creatinine, an increase in the time necessary to perform gait speed and time-up-and-go tests, and reduced muscle strength assessed by the handgrip test and ECC post-COVID-19 pandemic relative to values recorded pre-pandemic. In addition, we observed significant correlations (both negative and positive) between anthropometric, some metabolic parameters, and physical tests. CONCLUSION: One year of interruption of physical exercise practice imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered some systemic metabolic parameters and worsened ECC and FPC in older women.

Desenvolvimento e avaliação das características psicométricas do Questionário de Auto-Percepção de Inteligência Emocional (QIE-AP) / Development and evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Self-Perception of Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (EIQ-SP)

Este estudo pretendeu desenvolver e avaliar as características psicométricas de um novo instrumento para avaliar a autopercepção de capacidades de inteligência emocional (IE) baseado no modelo de IE de Mayer e Salovey (1997): o Questionário de Auto-Percepção de Inteligência Emocional (QIE-AP). Foram desenvolvidos dois estudos transversais. A amostra inclui 401 participantes (n1=191; n2=210) com idades entre 16 e 75 anos. Os dados foram analisados considerando uma análise fatorial exploratória (AFE), análise fatorial confirmatória (AFC), análise multigrupos, confiabilidade, e análises de correlação. Os resultados da análise fatorial exploratória suportam a retenção de quatro fatores do modelo teórico original: percepção, avaliação e expressão emocional, facilitação emocional do pensamento, compreensão e análise emocional, e regulação emocional. A análise fatorial confirmatória demonstrou um bom ajustamento dos dados à estrutura original de quatro fatores, e os fatores revelaram confiabilidade, validade convergente e discriminante. Adicionalmente, as duas análises multigrupos demonstraram que o modelo final é totalmente invariante entre as duas amostras independentes e parcialmente invariantes entre gêneros. O estudo suporta a validade e confiabilidade inicial do QIE-AP, tornando-o num instrumento útil na área da IE. (AU)

The purpose of this study was to develop and psychometrically evaluate a new measure of self-perception of emotional intelligence (EI) grounded on the Mayer and Salovey framework (1997): the Emotional Intelligence Self-Perception Questionnaire (EIQ-SP). Two cross-sectional studies with self-reported questionnaires were conducted. The total sample included 401 participants (n1 = 191; n2 = 210) between 16 to 75 years old. Data were analyzed through exploratory factor analyses (EFA), confirmatory factor analyses (CFA), multi-group CFAs as well as reliability and correlational analyses. The results of an exploratory factor analysis supported the retention of 4 factors in the original measurement model: perceiving and expressing emotion, assimilating emotion in thought, understanding emotions, and reflectively regulating emotions. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the tenability of the 4-factor measurement model. All factors also show reliability, as well as convergent and discriminant validity. Additionally, two multiple-group CFAs showed that the final model was totally invariant between the two independent samples and partially invariant across gender samples. This study provided support for the initial reliability and validity of the EIQ-S and showed it as a useful instrument for research on emotional intelligence. (AU)