@article{3116780,
    title = "The location of trait emotional intelligence in personality factor space",
    author = "Petrides, K. V. and Pita, Ria and Kokkinaki, Flora",
    journal = "British Journal of Psychology",
    year = "2007",
    volume = "98",
    number = "2",
    pages = "273-289",
    publisher = "Wiley",
    issn = "0007-1269, 2044-8295",
    doi = "10.1348/000712606X120618",
    abstract = "The construct of trait emotional intelligence (trait El or trait
emotional self-efficacy) provides a comprehensive operationalization of
emotion-related self-perceptions and dispositions. In the first part of
the present study (N = 274, 92 males), we performed two joint factor
analyses to determine the location of trait El in Eysenckian and Big
Five factor space. The results showed that trait El is a compound
personality construct located at the lower levels of the two taxonomies.
In the second part of the study, we performed six two-step hierarchical
regressions to investigate the incremental validity of trait El in
predicting, over and above the Giant Three and Big Five personality
dimensions, six distinct criteria (life satisfaction, rumination, two
adaptive and two maladaptive coping styles). Trait El incrementally
predicted four criteria over the Giant Three and five criteria over the
Big Five. The discussion addresses common questions about the
operationalization of emotional intelligence as a personality trait."
}