Team emotional intelligence in working contexts: development and validation of the team-trait meta mood scale (T-TMMS)
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The collective construct of Team Emotional Intelligence (TEI) has been widely used and discussed. However, although several studies have examined the relationship between individual emotional intelligence and transformational leadership, few reports have explored the TEI of leadership teams. The aim of this study was to develop a scale to measure TEI, developing and validating the T-TMMS in a sample of 1,746 participants grouped into 152 leadership teams. The research design of the study was cross-sectional, and, in order to observe reliability as well as the construct, convergent, and predictive validity of the scale, we conducted an internal consistency analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, as well as a correlation and hierarchical linear regression analysis. The T-TMMS showed a three-factor structure (Attention, Clarity, and Repair), with adequate internal consistency, temporal stability, and convergent validity. We also examined the relationship between TEI and organizational performance. The limitations and implications of this new scale for organizational contexts are discussed.
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- Authors
- Aritzeta, A., Mindeguia, R., Soroa, G., Balluerka, N., Gorostiaga, A., Elorza, U., & Aliri, J.
- Affiliations
- University of the Basque Country (ES)
- Mondragon Unibertsitatea (ES)
- Corresponding author
- Aritzeta, Aitor
- ORCID
- Venue
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2020-05-26
- Volume
- 11
- Pages
- 893-893
- ISSN
- 1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7264402
- OpenAlex
- W3030462481
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2021: 4
- FWCI
- 2.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Funders
- Eusko Jaurlaritza (IT892‐16)
- Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
- Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa (Bateratzen, exp.2011-DIP1-000022-01)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Ego Development and Educational Practices
- Keywords
- team emotional intelligence, scale development, leadership teams, transformational leadership, attention, clarity, repair, organizational performance, construct validity
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