The Individual Regulation Component of Group Emotional Intelligence: Measure Development and Validation

Counseling work is increasingly conducted in team format. The methods counseling teams use to manage the emotional component of their group life, or their group emotional intelligence, have been proposed as significantly contributing to group member trust, cooperation, and ultimate performance. Item development, exploratory factor analysis, and evidence of validity for the Group Emotional Intelligence Individual Regulation (GEIQ-IR) scale are described. Exploratory factor analysis yielded three factors to describe group emotional regulation of its members: Caring Orientation, Confronting Members, and Ground Rules. Reliability and evidence of validity were strong.