The Relationship between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Creative Self-Efficacy in Gifted Children: A Cross-Lagged and Cross-Temporal Mediation Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Trait Emotional Intelligence and Creative Self-Efficacy
1.2. Self-Concept as the Link between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Creative Self-Efficacy
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Materials
2.2.1. Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS)
2.2.2. Creative Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES)
2.2.3. Self-Description Questionnaire (SDQ-II)
2.3. Procedures
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Common Method Bias Test
3.2. Descriptive Analysis and Correlation Analysis
3.3. Cross-Lagged Analysis of Trait Emotional Intelligence and Creative Self-Efficacy in Gifted Children
3.4. Cross-Temporal Mediating Role of Self-Concept in Gifted Children
4. Discussion
4.1. Temporal Dynamics of Trait Emotional Intelligence and Creative Self-Efficacy
4.2. Predictive Role of Trait Emotional Intelligence in Creative Self-Efficacy
4.3. Cross-Temporal Mediating Effect of Self-Concept
5. Conclusions and Limitations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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1. T1_CSE | 3.88 | 0.80 | 1 | |||||
2. T2_CSE | 3.59 | 0.94 | 0.52 *** | 1 | ||||
3. T1_TEI | 3.86 | 0.57 | 0.43 *** | 0.41 *** | 1 | |||
4. T2_TEI | 3.76 | 0.58 | 0.31 *** | 0.50 *** | 0.68 *** | 1 | ||
5. T2_ASC | 3.33 | 0.63 | 0.29 *** | 0.28 *** | 0.48 *** | 0.51 *** | 1 | |
6. T2_NASC | 3.41 | 0.66 | 0.41 *** | 0.51 *** | 0.59 *** | 0.70 *** | 0.60 *** | 1 |
Effect | Predicted Path | Bootstrap 5000 95% CI | ||
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Effect Value | Lower | Upper | ||
Total Effect | T1TEI→T2CSE | 0.42 | 0.25 | 0.57 |
Indirect Effect_1 | T1TEI→T2ASC→T2CSE | −0.10 | −0.27 | 0.03 |
Indirect Effect_2 | T1TEI→T2NASC→T2CSE | 0.38 | 0.21 | 0.65 |
Direct Effect | T1TEI→T2CSE | 0.14 | −0.04 | 0.35 |
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Cheng, L.; Liu, X.; Liu, Y.; Wu, Y. The Relationship between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Creative Self-Efficacy in Gifted Children: A Cross-Lagged and Cross-Temporal Mediation Analysis. J. Intell. 2024, 12, 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence12080071
Cheng L, Liu X, Liu Y, Wu Y. The Relationship between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Creative Self-Efficacy in Gifted Children: A Cross-Lagged and Cross-Temporal Mediation Analysis. Journal of Intelligence. 2024; 12(8):71. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence12080071
Chicago/Turabian StyleCheng, Li, Xinmei Liu, Yujuan Liu, and Yilin Wu. 2024. "The Relationship between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Creative Self-Efficacy in Gifted Children: A Cross-Lagged and Cross-Temporal Mediation Analysis" Journal of Intelligence 12, no. 8: 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence12080071
APA StyleCheng, L., Liu, X., Liu, Y., & Wu, Y. (2024). The Relationship between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Creative Self-Efficacy in Gifted Children: A Cross-Lagged and Cross-Temporal Mediation Analysis. Journal of Intelligence, 12(8), 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence12080071