Introduction:

Perceived Emotional Intelligence (PEI) is conceptualized as people’s attitude toward their emotional experience and their awareness of their own emotional abilities. The Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS) is one of the most widely-used tools for its evaluation.

Objective:

To test the TMMS-24’s psychometric properties to provide evidence that guarantees the measurement’s quality when adapting to the local context, so it can be implemented for university students in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Method:

The sample included 316 students (71.5% women and 28.5% men) from the city of Mar del Plata. The participants answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, the TMMS-24, and the adjective checklist to assess personality.

Results:

The exploratory factor analysis showed that the data adjusted well to the model and showed a three-factor structure (attention, clarity, and emotional healing), describing 54.5% of the variance. The internal consistency was suitable, showing Cronbach’s alpha coefficients (between 0.82 and 0.85) and ordinal alpha (between 0.84 and 0.88) as very good for the three subscales. Regarding the sociodemographic variables relationship, no differences were found according to sex nor was an association with age found. In addition, the relationship between PEI and the personality was studied.

Conclusions:

The TMMS-24 showed suitable psychometric properties for PEI measurement among the university students of Mar del Plata. The evidence found was apparent, with content based on the internal structure and relationship with other variables. This evidence was considered valid and reliable.

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