Abstract

SOSA-CORREA, Manuel; BARCELATA-EGUIARTE, Blanca Estela; VEGA-CAUICH, Julio Isaac  and  RODRIGUEZ-MORA, Álvaro. Validity of the factor structure of EYUPIE-M: A measure of Emotional Intelligence in adolescents. CES Psicol [online]. 2024, vol.17, n.1, pp.133-146.  Epub Mar 16, 2024. ISSN 2011-3080.  https://doi.org/10.21615/cesp.7051.

Emotional intelligence (EI) is a capacity that contributes to adolescent adaptation. Since it is a complex construct, there are different models and evaluation criteria and instruments for its measurement. Given the need to have valid and reliable culturally situated measures, the main objective of this study was to confirm the factor structure and reliability of the Yucatán Scale of Perceived Use of Emotional Intelligence in Minors (EYUPIE-M) in Mexican adolescents, and test its concurrent validity through correlations with the Positive Health Scale. An instrumental study was carried out in which 1091 adolescent students from 9 to 19 years old participated (M = 14.07; SD = 1.77) from the State of Yucatan, Mexico, who answered the EYUPIE-M. Confirmatory factor analysis evidenced a four-factor model with good indicators of fit (χ2 =875.62, gl = 246, p < .001; CFI = .972; TLI = .968; GFI = .988; RMSEA = .049 [CI 90%: .046 - .053]; SRMR = .055). Reliability was examined from internal consistency indices alpha, omega, and glb, which ranged from .69 (α) to .94 (glb) for the factors and for the overall scale from .64 (ω) to .92 (glb). Convergent validity showed moderate correlations with the Positive Mental Health Scale. There were differences in EI levels according to sex and age. The EYUPIE-M presents adequate psychometric properties that support its potential usefulness for evaluating EI in Mexican adolescents.

Keywords : adolescents; emotional intelligence; assessment; psychometric properties; EYUPIE-M.

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