Study of Psychometric Properties of Emotional-Social Competence Questionnaire (ESCQ) in a Non-Clinical Group

The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Emotional-Social Competence Questionnaire and the relationship between its components and emotional quotient. The research method was validation and correlation. For this purpose, a sample of 311 students was selected. The statistical population included all graduate students (PhD students) of Tehran universities in the academic year 2019-2020. The sampling method was multi-stage cluster. Emotional-social competence and emotional quotient questionnaires were completed by the participants. To determine the reliability of the questionnaire, two methods of Cronbach's alpha and Spearman-Brown; to determine its validity, content validity and construct validity of confirmatory factor analysis were used. The results showed that the correlation of emotional-social competence with emotional quotient subscales is significant and positive. The calculation of internal consistency for emotional-social competence in the present study also yielded an alpha of 0.85 and a Spearman-Brown of 0.8. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the 45-item form of the Emotional-Social Competence Questionnaire in Iranian graduate students has sufficient validity and reliability.