Appendix A: Standardization, Reliability, and Validity Tables

Table A.22. Correlations between the EQ-i 2.0 and the Social Skills Inventory

The following table illustrates correlations between the EQ-i 2.0 Total EI score, composite scales, and subscales, and the Social Skills Inventory (SSI). Values range from -1.00 to +1.00; values close to -1.00 represent an inverse relationship between scores on the two scales, values close to +1.00 represent a direct relationship, and values close to zero represent a lack of a relationship. The positive correlations found between most of the SSI scales (see Standardization, Reliability, and Validity) and the EQ-i 2.0 support the validity of the EQ-i 2.0.

EQ-i 2.0 Scale

SSI Scale
Total Score Total Emotional Total Social Total Control Total Expressivity Total Sensitivity

Total EI

.54 .54 .47 .63 .47 .08

Self-Perception Composite

.53 .51 .47 .54 .48 .12
Self-Regard
.42 .44 .35 .52 .43 -.06
Self-Actualization
.51 .46 .49 .45 .47 .19
Emotional Self-Awareness
.37 .36 .33 .35 .26 .21

Self-Expression Composite

 .47 .47 .41 .53 .46 .03
Emotional Expression
.45 .41 .43 .34 .39 .26
Assertiveness
.24 .24 .21 .35 .24 -.08
Independence
.36 .41 .28 .52 .39 -.13

Interpersonal Composite

.64 .55 .63 .50 .57 .32
Interpersonal Relationships
.66 .57 .63 .54 .62 .25
Empathy
.52 .46 .50 .39 .38 .39
Social Responsibility
.46 .35 .48 .35 .46 .17

Decision Making Composite

.22 .29 .14 .49 .13 -.11
Problem Solving
.29 .39 .17 .55 .23 -.14
Reality Testing
.39 .40 .34 .46 .28 .13
Impulse Control
-.13 -.08 -.15 .15 -.19 -.22

Stress Management Composite

.41 .46 .32 .59 .35 -.03
Flexibility
.37 .40 .29 .50 .33 -.02
Stress Tolerance
.26 .33 .18 .54 .14 -.08
Optimism
.37 .39 .30 .38 .38 .02

Happiness

.37 .39 .31 .41 .41 -.02

Note.  N = 101.  SSI = Social Skills Inventory (Riggio & Carney, 2003). Correlations of .19 and above are significant at p < .05, correlations of .25 and above are significant at p < .01. Guidelines for evaluating r are .10 = small, .30 = medium, .50 = large.

EQ-i 2.0 Scale

SSI Scale
Emotional Expressivity Emotional Sensitivity Emotional Control Social Expressivity Social Sensitivity Social Control

Total EI

.28 .46 .28 .53 -.35 .65

Self-Perception Composite

.33 .43 .19 .50 -.26 .60
Self-Regard
.27 .29 .28 .47 -.39 .51
Self-Actualization
.34 .44 .06 .48 -.16 .57
Emotional Self-Awareness
.19 .36 .12 .27 -.03 .40

Self-Expression Composite

.35 .41 .12 .45 -.38 .63
Emotional Expression
.33 .41 .00 .37 -.01 .46
Assertiveness
.14 .25 .06 .27 -.38 .44
Independence
.30 .27 .21 .39 -.50 .55

Interpersonal Composite

.34 .53 .15 .63 -.03 .58
Interpersonal Relationships
.36 .52 .19 .69 -.14 .60
Empathy
.22 .49 .14 .42 .11 .43
Social Responsibility
.28 .33 .03 .50 -.07 .46

Decision Making Composite

-.01 .23 .35 .20 -.43 .41
Problem Solving
.12 .27 .36 .26 -.52 .49
Reality Testing
.16 .37 .21 .32 -.18 .47
Impulse Control
-.28 -.09 .22 -.10 -.26 .03

Stress Management Composite

.16 .35 .37 .42 -.42 .52
Flexibility
.16 .30 .31 .39 -.35 .45
Stress Tolerance
.01 .22 .41 .20 -.37 .44
Optimism
.22 .32 .20 .42 -.30 .38

Happiness

.27 .24 .23 .43 -.28 .38

Note.  N = 101.  SSI = Social Skills Inventory (Riggio & Carney, 2003). Correlations of .19 and above are significant at p < .05, correlations of .25 and above are significant at p < .01. Guidelines for evaluating r are .10 = small, .30 = medium, .50 = large.