TY - JOUR
T1 - Factor structure and correlates of the Mandarin version of the Managing the Emotions of Others (MEOS) scale
AU - Saklofske, Donald H.
AU - Austin, Elizabeth J.
AU - Yan, Gonggu
AU - Smith, Martin M.
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - The English-language version of the Managing the Emotions of Others (MEOS) scale has been found to have a six-factor structure. This includes two pairs (Enhance, Divert and Worsen, Inauthentic) that respectively describe prosocial and non-prosocial interpersonal emotion management, together with an emotional concealment factor (Conceal) and a factor assessing poor self-rated emotional skills. A Mandarin translation of the MEOS was completed by 277 Chinese student participants. Factor analysis indicated a four-factor structure comprising a merged Enhance/Divert factor, together with Worsen, Inauthentic and Conceal factors. The emergence of a different factor structure compared to Western samples may be related to culture-dependent attitudes to emotional expression. The associations of the MEOS factors with Five-Factor model personality, the Dark Triad and trait emotional intelligence (EI) were examined; these were similar to but generally weaker than those found for the English-language version.
AB - The English-language version of the Managing the Emotions of Others (MEOS) scale has been found to have a six-factor structure. This includes two pairs (Enhance, Divert and Worsen, Inauthentic) that respectively describe prosocial and non-prosocial interpersonal emotion management, together with an emotional concealment factor (Conceal) and a factor assessing poor self-rated emotional skills. A Mandarin translation of the MEOS was completed by 277 Chinese student participants. Factor analysis indicated a four-factor structure comprising a merged Enhance/Divert factor, together with Worsen, Inauthentic and Conceal factors. The emergence of a different factor structure compared to Western samples may be related to culture-dependent attitudes to emotional expression. The associations of the MEOS factors with Five-Factor model personality, the Dark Triad and trait emotional intelligence (EI) were examined; these were similar to but generally weaker than those found for the English-language version.
KW - Emotion regulation
KW - Emotional intelligence
KW - Factor analysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84923096357&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/ijop.12147
DO - 10.1002/ijop.12147
M3 - Article
SN - 0020-7594
JO - International Journal of Psychology
JF - International Journal of Psychology
ER -