Part V: creating the EQ-i 2.0 and EQ 360 2.0

Australian Norms

EQ 360 2.0 Australian Norms – Introduction

The release of the Australian Norms for the EQ 360 2.0 provides users with the ability to score their clients against data collected from this country. Research has found that self and others’ ratings are influenced by cultural characteristics (Atwater et al., 2009). Further, the discrepancy in self-observer ratings can be predicted by cultural values (Eckert et al., 2010). Use of the Australian General Population norms for the EQ 360 allows consultants to obtain 360 feedback scores that are more relevant to Australian cultural characteristics. (The North American normative sample for the EQ 360 is described in detail in Standardization, Reliability, and Validity.)

The following sections describe the psychometric properties of the Australian norms for the EQ 360 2.0, including standardization, reliability, and validity.

All tables and figures representing detailed depictions of the analyses described in this chapter are available in Appendix D.