Cross-Cultural Validity of the Emotion Matching Task

Objectives We aimed to provide evidence of the cross-cultural validity of the Emotion Matching Task (EMT), as a measure of emotion knowledge in preschool children in different cultures, namely, the United States, Italy, and Spain. In particular, we analyzed: (1) the psychometric properties of the sc...

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Autores: Alonso Alberca, Natalia, Vergara Iraeta, Ana Isabel, Zappulla, Carla, Di Maggio, Rosanna, Pace, Ugo, Sheffler, Kristy (Finlon)
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/65772
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Palabra clave:emotion knowledge
cross-cultural
preschool
EMT
validity
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spelling Cross-Cultural Validity of the Emotion Matching TaskAlonso Alberca, NataliaVergara Iraeta, Ana IsabelZappulla, CarlaDi Maggio, RosannaPace, UgoSheffler, Kristy (Finlon)emotion knowledgecross-culturalpreschoolEMTvalidityObjectives We aimed to provide evidence of the cross-cultural validity of the Emotion Matching Task (EMT), as a measure of emotion knowledge in preschool children in different cultures, namely, the United States, Italy, and Spain. In particular, we analyzed: (1) the psychometric properties of the scale in each of the three subsamples; (2) the relations between sex, age, verbal ability, and EK, in the overall sample and in the three different cultures; (3) the pattern of acquisition of the various dimensions of emotion knowledge in the overall sample and in the three different countries. Methods Participants were 500 children from Spain (N = 180), the United States (N = 158), and Italy (N = 162) from 36 to 72 months (mean age = 53.75), attending several schools and childcare centers in the three countries. Children were administered the EMT and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT). Results The EMT demonstrated adequate reliability indices for all three countries. Controlling for the influence of sex, age, and verbal ability, the results revealed between-country differences in all four dimensions of emotion knowledge. The pattern of acquisition of EK was similar in the three cultures. Conclusions These results point to the EMT as an appropriate tool for measuring EK in young children from different cultures. Cross-culturally valid measures are needed to evaluate EK in multicultural contexts, and to test the cross-cultural effectiveness of interventions aimed at encouraging emotional competence.Springer202420242020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/65772reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoIngléshttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-019-01634-yinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2019oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/657722026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cross-Cultural Validity of the Emotion Matching Task
title Cross-Cultural Validity of the Emotion Matching Task
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Alonso Alberca, Natalia
emotion knowledge
cross-cultural
preschool
EMT
validity
title_short Cross-Cultural Validity of the Emotion Matching Task
title_full Cross-Cultural Validity of the Emotion Matching Task
title_fullStr Cross-Cultural Validity of the Emotion Matching Task
title_full_unstemmed Cross-Cultural Validity of the Emotion Matching Task
title_sort Cross-Cultural Validity of the Emotion Matching Task
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alonso Alberca, Natalia
Vergara Iraeta, Ana Isabel
Zappulla, Carla
Di Maggio, Rosanna
Pace, Ugo
Sheffler, Kristy (Finlon)
author Alonso Alberca, Natalia
author_facet Alonso Alberca, Natalia
Vergara Iraeta, Ana Isabel
Zappulla, Carla
Di Maggio, Rosanna
Pace, Ugo
Sheffler, Kristy (Finlon)
author_role author
author2 Vergara Iraeta, Ana Isabel
Zappulla, Carla
Di Maggio, Rosanna
Pace, Ugo
Sheffler, Kristy (Finlon)
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author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv emotion knowledge
cross-cultural
preschool
EMT
validity
topic emotion knowledge
cross-cultural
preschool
EMT
validity
description Objectives We aimed to provide evidence of the cross-cultural validity of the Emotion Matching Task (EMT), as a measure of emotion knowledge in preschool children in different cultures, namely, the United States, Italy, and Spain. In particular, we analyzed: (1) the psychometric properties of the scale in each of the three subsamples; (2) the relations between sex, age, verbal ability, and EK, in the overall sample and in the three different cultures; (3) the pattern of acquisition of the various dimensions of emotion knowledge in the overall sample and in the three different countries. Methods Participants were 500 children from Spain (N = 180), the United States (N = 158), and Italy (N = 162) from 36 to 72 months (mean age = 53.75), attending several schools and childcare centers in the three countries. Children were administered the EMT and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT). Results The EMT demonstrated adequate reliability indices for all three countries. Controlling for the influence of sex, age, and verbal ability, the results revealed between-country differences in all four dimensions of emotion knowledge. The pattern of acquisition of EK was similar in the three cultures. Conclusions These results point to the EMT as an appropriate tool for measuring EK in young children from different cultures. Cross-culturally valid measures are needed to evaluate EK in multicultural contexts, and to test the cross-cultural effectiveness of interventions aimed at encouraging emotional competence.
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