Emotional Intelligence Personal and Social Competence Scale Psychometric: Single Mother in Sabah, Malaysia

Abstract

This study aims to identify the validity, reliability, and factor analysis of the Personal and Social Competence Scale (PCSC) in measuring emotional intelligence among single mothers in the context of Sabah, Malaysia. A total of 170 respondents were involved in this study. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test showed a value of 0.716, and Bartlett’s test of sphericity indicated a significant value (p ≤ 0.001). The overall reliability of the instrument, measured using Cronbach's Alpha, was 0.960. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was conducted using the Principal Component Analysis method, and it was found that six factors were extracted based on the criterion of eigenvalues greater than 1 (Kaiser’s Criterion). The first factor accounted for 33.288% of the total variance, followed by the second factor with 11.000%, the third with 9.734%, the fourth with 6.443%, the fifth with 5.372%, and the sixth with 4.980%. Cumulatively, these six factors explained 70.817% of the total variance. The findings of this study indicate that this scale has high reliability and good validity, making it suitable as a measurement tool for emotional intelligence in terms of personal and social competence among single mothers..