Date of Publication
4-2026
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Psychology Major in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Subject Categories
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Psychology
Thesis Advisor
Rene M. Nob
Defense Panel Member
Ma. Angeles G. Lapeña
Johann Andrew V. Sagmit
Abstract (English)
In answer to the need for indigenous psychometric instruments normed in the local context, this study developed and validated the Filipino Emotional Intelligence Test (FEIT). Founded on the postulates of Daniel Goleman’s framework of emotional competencies, an initial pool of 224 items was administered in 2023 to 835 employees from private, public, and non-governmental organizations. Social desirability screening and iterative exploratory factor analysis (EFA) yielded a 30-item, four-factor model representing Achievement Tenacity (Factor 1), Socioemotional Acuity (Factor 2), Adaptive Self-Governance (Factor 3) and Relational Competence (Factor 4). The model explained 59.3% of the total variance, with Factors 1-4 accounting for 21.8%, 17.3%, 10.9%, and 9.4%, respectively, and item loadings ranging from .42 to .94. Predictive validity was assessed through standard multiple regression using 2023 factor scores as predictors and performance ratings for 2024–2025 as the criterion. Of the 835 initial respondents, 310 with available ratings were included. The model was significant, R = .25, R² = .064, F(4, 305) = 5.19, p < .001, though no single factor uniquely predicted performance (ps > .18). In the model controlling for organizational type and employment status, the predictors explained 41.3% of the variance in performance (R² = .413, F(4, 305) = 53.65, p < .001), with private sector employment emerging as a significant negative predictor (B = −0.86, p < .001), while employment status did not significantly predict performance (ps = .163 to .672). Although the predictive effects were modest, overall findings provide evidence of sound factorial structure and contextual validity, establishing FEIT as a culturally grounded, psychometrically sound measure of emotional intelligence in Philippine workplaces.
Keywords: Scale Development, Emotional Intelligence, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Predictive Validity
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Abstract (Filipino)
Bilang tugon sa pangangailangan para sa mga katutubong instrumentong sikometriko na nakaayon sa lokal na konteksto, binuo sa pag-aaral na ito ang Filipino Emotional Intelligence Test (FEIT), na nakabatay sa balangkas ng mga kakayahang emosyonal ni Daniel Goleman. Noong 2023, isang paunang bersyon na may 224 na item ang ipinasagot sa 835 empleyado mula sa pribado, pampubliko, at mga organisasyong hindi panggobyerno. Sa pamamagitan ng pagsusuri sa social desirability at paulit-ulit na exploratory factor analysis (EFA), nabuo ang isang 30-item, four-factor model na kumakatawan sa Achievement Tenacity, Socioemotional Acuity, Adaptive Self-Governance, at Relational Competence. Ipinaliwanag ng model ang 59.3% ng kabuuang variance; ang ambag ng bawat factor ay 21.8%, 17.3%, 10.9%, at 9.4%, ayon sa pagkakasunod, at ang item loadings ay mula .42 hanggang .94. Sinuri ang predictive validity gamit ang standard multiple regression, kung saan ginamit ang mga factor scores noong 2023 bilang predictors at ang performance ratings para sa 2024–2025 bilang criterion. Mula sa 835 na naunang kalahok, 310 na may naitalang performance ratings ang naisama sa pagsusuri. Napatunayang significant ang model (R = .25, R² = .064, F(4, 305) = 5.19, p < .001), ngunit walang iisang factor ang nagpakita ng natatanging kakayahang makapagtaya ng kakayahan sa pagganap ng trabaho (ps > .18). Sa model na kumokontrol sa uri ng organisasyon at katayuan sa empleyo, ipinaliwanag ng predictors ang 41.3% ng pagkakaiba sa performance (R² = .413, F(4, 305) = 53.65, p < .001). Lumitaw na ang pribadong sektor ay isang significant negative predictor (B = −0.86, p < .001), samantalang ang estado ng empleyo ay hindi naging makabuluhang prediktor ng pagganap sa trabaho (ps = .163 hanggang .672). Bagaman katamtaman lamang ang lakas ng mga prediktibong epekto, sa kabuuan, ipinapakita ng pag-aaral na ang FEIT ay isang kultural na angkop at maaasahang instrumento sa pagsukat ng kahusayang emosyonal sa mga organisasyon sa Pilipinas.
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Language
English
Format
Electronic
Keywords
Emotional intelligence; Emotional intelligence tests--Philippines
Recommended Citation
Ramos, L. D. (2026). Development and validation of the Filipino Emotional Intelligence Test (FEIT) for industrial/organizational setting. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdm_psych/110
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