Effectively Coping With Task Stress: A Study of the Validity of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire–Short Form (TEIQue–SF)

摘要

In this study, we investigated the validity of the (; Petrides, 2009) in the context of task-induced stress. We used a total sample of 225 volunteers to investigate: udud - (a) the incremental validity of the over other predictors of coping with task-induced stress, and; udud - (b) the construct validity of the by examining the mechanisms via which scores from the predict coping outcomes. ududResults demonstrated that the possessed incremental validity over the Big Five personality traits in the prediction of emotion-focused coping. Results also provided support for the construct validity of the by demonstrating that this measure predicted adaptive coping via emotion-focused channels. Specifically, results showed that, following a task stressor, the predicted low negative affect and high task performance via high levels of emotion-focused coping. Consistent with the purported theoretical nature of the trait construct, trait as assessed by the primarily enhances affect and performance in stressful situations by regulating negative emotions.