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Emotional Expressivity Scale

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Synonyms

Emotional expressing; Emotional expression; Emotional expressiveness

Definition

A 17-item self-report measure of emotional expressiveness.

Introduction

The self-report Emotional Expressivity Scale (EES) was developed and validated by Kring et al. (1994). The emotional expressiveness assessed via this scale is conceptualized as outward display of emotion in general, regardless of the content of emotion and the way it expressed (i.e., verbal or facial). Based on the general construct of emotional expressiveness, the EES aims to assess the extent of expressed emotions across diversified channels. The EES is a 17-item checklist rated by a 6-point Likert scale, with higher score indicating higher level of emotional expression.

Psychometric Properties

The EES was supposed to comprise a unifactorial structure and was later supported by both exploratory factor analysis (EFA) (Dobbs et al. 2007; Gross and John 1998) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) (Dobbs et al. 2007). The EES...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China

    Zhuo-ya Yang, Jia Huang & Raymond C.K. Chan

  2. Department of Psychology, The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Zhuo-ya Yang, Jia Huang & Raymond C.K. Chan

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  1. Zhuo-ya Yang
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Correspondence to Raymond C.K. Chan .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Oakland University, Rochester, USA

    Virgil Zeigler-Hill

  2. Oakland University, Rochester, USA

    Todd K. Shackelford

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  1. Department of Educational Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

    Patrizia Velotti

  2. Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Patrizia Velotti

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Yang, Zy., Huang, J., Chan, R.C. (2018). Emotional Expressivity Scale. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_812-1

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