Validation of a forced-choice emotional intelligence scale with Chinese nurses

• Yefei Wang

  The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, and Hunan University of Chinese Medicine

• Guangrong Xie

  The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University

• Jin Tang

  Hunan University of Chinese Medicine

• Xinhua Liu

  The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South university

• Bin Zhang

  Hunan University of Chinese Medicine

We evaluated the reliability and validity of Wong’s Emotional Intelligence Scale (WEIS) – a forced-choice emotional intelligence scale – with a sample of 271 Chinese nurses employed at 2 large hospitals in the Hunan Province of China. The results demonstrated that the WEIS did not fit a 4-factor structure and the scale had acceptable reliability and convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity. Although our results in this study support the practical utility of the WEIS with Chinese nurses, our results suggest the need for further validation of the WEIS.

1. Yefei Wang, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, and Hunan University of Chinese Medicine
   Department of Psychiatry, and Department of Applied Psychology
2. Guangrong Xie, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
   Department of Psychiatry
3. Jin Tang, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine
   Department of Applied Psychology
4. Xinhua Liu, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South university
   Department of Psychiatry
5. Bin Zhang, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine
   Department of Applied Psychology

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