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Table 1 Results of Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale WLEIS items (N = 500)

From: Cross-sectional study of the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and career adaptability of Chinese youths

Rotated Component Matrixa

 

Component

OEA

UOE

ROE

SEA

1. I have a good sense of why I have certain feelings most of the time.

.17

.04

.11

.75

2. I have good understanding of my own emotions.

.11

.14

.10

.77

3. I really understand what I feel.

.00

.22

.36

.62

4. I always know whether or not I am happy.

.03

.19

.28

.68

5. I always know my friends’ emotions from their behavior.

.88

.06

.13

.11

6. I am a good observer of others’ emotions.

.88

.16

.07

.09

7. I am sensitive to the feelings and emotions of others.

.90

.14

.15

.08

8. I have good understanding of the emotions of people around me.

.92

.12

.10

.07

9. I always set goals for myself and then try my best to achieve them.

.06

.83

.07

.12

10. I always tell myself I am a competent person.

.39

.57

-.10

.18

11. I am a self-motivated person.

.10

.86

.13

.06

12. I would always encourage myself to try my best.

.14

.69

.22

.23

13. I am able to control my temper and handle difficulties rationally.

.14

.03

.66

.19

14. I am quite capable of controlling my own emotions.

-.02

.24

.46

.25

15. I can always calm down quickly when I am very angry.

.14

.09

.72

.13

16. I have good control of my own emotions.

.11

.02

.91

.13

  1. Participants were asked to complete the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale WLEIS items [27], 16 items divided equally into four subscales measuring the self-emotion appraisal [SEA], other people's emotion appraisal [OEA], regulation of emotion [ROE] and use of emotion [UOE]