Psychometric Validation of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Child Short Form (TEIQue-CSF) in a Greek Population

The Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue) is a tool that has been examined in a number of cultural and language variations in an effort to validate it across a range of demographics. The aim of this study is to test the robustness of the TEIQue-Child Short Form’s reliability and validity using a Greek-speaking sample. As a result, seven factors emerge from the analysis, explaining 52.4% of the variance in total. The first factor is named “emotional regulation”, the second factor is named “sociability”, and the third factor is named “positive mood”. The fifth factor is named “low impulsivity”, while the fourth, sixth, and seventh factors are named “lack of persistence”, “emotion perception”, and “adaptability”, respectively. The reliability indices of the factors “emotional regulation”, “sociability”, “positive mood”, “low impulsivity”, and “emotion perception” are all above 70, indicating acceptable reliability. The reliability indices of the factors “lack of persistence” and “adaptability” are almost at acceptable levels (α = 0.69). In conclusion, it seems that the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue) has undergone extensive validation across diverse linguistic and cultural populations, consistently demonstrating strong psychometric properties, and the TEIQue-CSF is a valid and reliable tool.