Psychometric properties of emotional intelligent scale: the application for university students in Indonesia

The current research aims to assess the psychometric properties of the emotional intelligence scale among university students in Indonesia. This research used a survey design. The current research participants were 288 university students in Palembang, West Nusa Tenggara, Kupang, Yogyakarta, and Jakarta, Indonesia. Two procedures were used to analyze the data: exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The results showed that EFA with comprehensive techniques that compromise parallel analysis yielded a 5-factor solution: empathy with five items, handling relationships with five items, motivation for oneself with six items, self-awareness with seven items, and managing emotion with eight items. The five factors solution was confirmed through CFA with the value: Chi square=2.631, Tucker-Lewis’s index (TLI)=.804, comparative fit index (CFI)=.823, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA)=.075, and standardized root mean residual (SRMR)=.743. The scale validation and reliability were tested through average variance extracted (AVE) with the value ranged from 0.271 to 0.594, construct reliability (CR) with the value ranged from 0.706 to 0.879, and Cronbach’s alpha with the value ranged from 0.706 to 0.879. Therefore, based on psychometric analysis, the scale is valid and reliable to be used in measuring emotional intelligence among university students in Indonesia.