Psychometric Properties of Persian Version of Emotion Awareness Questionnair

The aim of this study was to investigation of psychometric properties of Emotion Awareness Questionnaire in Junior High-school student of Tabriz. For this propose 585 students (male and female) from quintet areas of Tabriz were selected by multistage cluster sampling. Then Emotion Awareness Questionnaire (EAQ) administrated on them. Also Toronto Alexithymia Scale and Schutte Self-Report Inventory(SSRI) for measuring Concurrent criterion validity completed by sample.Datas analyzed by Using Correlation, Factor Analysis and Analysis of Variance methods. Results of Factor Analysis by Principal Component Analysis with Varimax rotation identified six factor that named Differentiating Emotions, Verbal Sharing of Emotions, Not Hiding Emotions, Bodily Awareness of Emotions, Attending to Others’ Emotions, and Analyses of Emotions and explained %52 of the variance. Test-retest reliability coefficient for total scores obtained 0/82 and for factors ranged 0/62 to 0/79.Higher correlation coefficient between Emotion Awareness Questionnaire (EAQ), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) and Schutte Self-Report Inventory(SSRI)indicates to good concurrent criterion validity. Finally, comparison of male , and female students showed that there are significant difference between them in all factor except verbal sharing of emotions. Therefore, Emotion Awareness Questionnaire (EAQ) has adequate psychometric properties for student population.