Psychometric Qualities of Principals' Emotions Inventory: Reliability and Validity in an Iranian Elementary and High school Principal
Subject Areas : EducationalMohammad Koohi 1 , Hossein Kadkhoda 2 , haadi keramati 3 , parvin kadivar 4 , Ferydoon Bayan Jam Jah 5
1 - Educational Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor and Director of the Department of Psychology, Khorasan Razavi Province, Farhangian University, Shahid Beheshti Campus, Mashhad, Iran
3 - Associate Professor and Director of Educational Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Professor, Educational Psychology Department, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
5 - Primary Deputy of Education Department of Tabadakan Region, Mashhad, Iran. Master of General Psychology, Science and Research, Khorasan Razavi, Mashhad, Iran.
Keywords: principals', emotions, elementary and high school , principal emotion Inventory, factor analysis,
Abstract :
Emotions are central to all aspects of human experience and are an integral part of principals' jobs and lives. Due to the nature of their job, elementary and high school principals need to be aware of their own and others' emotions and manage their emotions. These observations suggest that the emotional aspect of leadership warrants further investigation. The present study aimed to validate the Principals' Emotions Inventory (Chen, 2020). The statistical population of the study was all elementary and high school principals in Mashhad who were engaged in management in the academic year 2020-2021. The sample size determined 450 people based on Cochran's formula. Participants were selected by the available sampling method. Principals' Emotions Inventory, after translation and validation, was distributed and completed electronically and in pencil and paper format among the research sample. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine the validity of the structure and the alpha coefficient was used for reliability. The results confirmed the fit of the model and the structure of the internal relations of the items. The alpha coefficient for the Principals' Emotion Inventory was equal to 0.85 and for the factors of enjoyment (0.88), pride (0.96), frustration (0.86), anxiety (0.85), and hopelessness (0.89). The results showed that the principals' emotions inventory has acceptable psychometric properties and can be used as a valid instrument in the study of principal emotions.
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