Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the\ud Universiti Sains Malaysia Emotional\ud Quotient Inventory Among Medical\ud Students in Malaysia

摘要

The Universiti Sains Malaysia Emotional Quotient Inventory (USMEQ-i) is a Malay-language emotional intelligence (EI)\udinventory that was based on a mixed-model approach of EI. It was specifically developed and validated for use among medical\udcourse applicants. However, evidence to support its use among medical students is inadequate. This study aims to provide\udfurther construct validity evidence for the USMEQ-i among medical students through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).\udA cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of 479 medical students in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). After a\udpreliminary analysis, data from only 317 respondents were found suitable for inclusion in CFA. CFA was performed using the\udmaximum likelihood estimation method with bootstrapping due to the nonnormality of items at the multivariate level. The\udresults of the analysis support the two-factor model of the EI component and the one-factor model of the faking component.\udHowever, the USMEQ-i should be administered with caution until further cross-validation studies are conducted among\udstudents in other medical schools in Malaysia.