Factor structure and correlates of the Mandarin version of the Managing the Emotions of Others (MEOS) scale.
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.
['Saklofske|Donald H|DH|', 'Austin|Elizabeth J|EJ|', 'Yan|Gonggu|G|', 'Smith|Martin M|MM|']
D000328:Adult D001213:Asian Americans D003466:Cultural Characteristics D056348:Emotional Intelligence D004644:Emotions D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D010551:Personality D011594:Psychometrics D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D014177:Translations
Factor analysis Emotional intelligence Emotion regulation