“A Conceptual Replication of Emotional Intelligence As a Second-Stratum Factor of Intelligence”, 2019 (; similar):
Mac et al 2014 explored various unidimensional, oblique, hierarchical and bifactor models to suggest that ability EI can represent a distinct set of cognitive abilities that can be placed within existing intelligence frameworks.
The current study presents a conceptual replication of these analyses from data collected using alternative (non-proprietary) measures. Using a data set of 830 individuals, the current study provides further evidence to suggest ability EI best represents a hierarchical construct formed of emotion perception, understanding and management factors, structured as a second stratum factor within broader models of cognitive ability.
[Keywords: emotional intelligence, Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT), Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory, structural equation modeling (SEM), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)]