About the Measure
| Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait), Social and Emotional Competence |
| Key stages | Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 |
| Subscales | Emotional control; Emotional self-awareness; Situational responsiveness |
| Description | The Emotion Regulation Index for Children and Adolescents assesses the ability of children and adolescents' to manage their emotions and behavior toward the achievement of intrapersonal or interpersonal goals. |
| Example | I am a happy person |
| Link | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10862-009-9154-0 |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 16 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 9-16 |
| Cost single purchase | Free - Available |
| Cost per child | Free - Available |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .60-.73 |
| Test retest | After 4 weeks, r= [.53,.82] |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | 3-factor orthogo |
| CFA | Chi-square(98)= 189.04 CFI= .95 RMSEA= .05 |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Positive moderate correlations with guilt, empathy, and perceived parental care. |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | MacDermott, S.T., Gullone, E., Allen, J.S., King, N.J. & Tonge, B. (2010). The Emotion Regulation Index for Children and Adolescents (ERICA): A psychometric investigation. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 32(3), 301-314. doi:10.1007/s10862-009-9154-0 |