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 |