Universidad de Córdoba.
Psicothema. 2017 Nov;29(4):563-569. doi: 10.7334/psicothema2016.340.
Studies on emotional intelligence show that some of its dimensions are related to psychological adjustment and the quality of interpersonal relationships. Besides face-to-face interaction, nowadays, relationships are also initiated and maintained in cyberspace. Some studies suggest that emotional content is present in cyber-behavior. The objective of this study was to reveal whether emotions are expressed, perceived and managed online – a concept called E-motions, and to validate an instrument to measure this concept.
The E-motions Questionnaire was designed and together with other instruments, completed by 612 university students. Then, the questionnaire was completed by a representative sample of 2139 students in compulsory secondary education in 22 schools in all Andalusian provinces. The first sample was used for exploratory factor analysis and the second sample for confirmatory factor analysis.
The E-motions Questionnaire was validated with good psychometric properties. Four factors were found showing that emotions are perceived, expressed, used, understood and managed online. This behavior is related to some aspects of emotional intelligence and also to difficulties in identifying feelings.
This new promising research field could be useful for further advancement of research into cyber-behavior.
有关情绪智力的研究表明，其某些维度与心理调整和人际关系质量有关。除了面对面的互动外，如今人们还在网络空间中建立和维持人际关系。一些研究表明，网络行为中存在情绪内容。本研究的目的是揭示情绪是否在线上被表达、感知和管理——这一概念被称为 E-motions，并验证一种衡量这一概念的工具。
设计了 E-motions 问卷，并与其他工具一起，由 612 名大学生完成。然后，在安达卢西亚省所有 22 所学校的 2139 名义务教育阶段的学生中抽取了代表性样本进行问卷调查。第一个样本用于探索性因素分析，第二个样本用于验证性因素分析。
E-motions 问卷具有良好的心理测量学特性。发现了四个因素，表明情绪在线上被感知、表达、使用、理解和管理。这种行为与情绪智力的某些方面有关，也与识别情绪的困难有关。
这个新的有前途的研究领域可能有助于进一步推进网络行为研究。
