Table 2 Convergent, discriminant and...

Table 2

Convergent, discriminant and Cronbach’s alpha reliabilities

Latent constructs		Items	Factor loadings	Convergent validity		DV	Cronbach alpha
Latent constructs		Items	Factor loadings	CR	AVE	DV	Cronbach alpha
Affective behaviour
Affective behaviour	I am good at hiding my feelings	AB3	0.873	0.86	0.76	0.87	0.75
Affective behaviour	People usually can't tell when I am upset	AB4	0.876	0.86	0.76	0.87	0.75
Emotional intelligence
Self awareness	I am aware of my goals and values	SA3	0.877	0.91	0.78	0.88	0.87
	I am aware of my strengths and weaknesses	SA4	0.898
	I try to learn from experiences	SA5	0.876
Emotional regulation	I can avoid external temptations in order to fulfil my dreams	ER25	0.919	0.91	0.84	0.92	0.85
Emotional regulation	I smoothly handle multiple demands, shifting priorities and rapid change	ER26	0.922	0.91	0.84	0.92	0.85
Self-motivation	I am determined in achieving goals despite obstacles and setbacks	SM31	0.840	0.92	0.74	0.87	0.91
	I possess good confidence in taking sole responsibility and taking decisions by my own	SM32	0.894
	I hold myself accountable for meeting my objectives	SM33	0.898
	When working in team, I like to depend upon other's ideas than my own	SM34	0.825
Social awareness	People think that I am optimistic and self-confident person	SAW37	0.838	0.94	0.76	0.87	0.93
	Others think that I lack confidence in interacting with others	SAW38	0.903
	I show sensitivity and understand others' point of view	SAW39	0.907
	I recognize and reward people's strength, accomplishments and developments	SAW40	0.903
	I respect and relate well to people from different backgrounds	SAW41	0.824
Social skill	I make and maintain personal friendships among work associates	SS53	0.827	0.95	0.78	0.88	0.96
	I maintain a balance between work and relationship	SS54	0.890
	I promote a friendly and cooperative climate	SS55	0.923
	I look for opportunities to work in a team	SS56	0.908
	I find it difficult to get friendly with someone who is not known to me	SS57	0.912
	I like to cooperate with others in accomplishing a task	SS58	0.859
Emotional receptivity	Others find it comfortable to disclose their personal problems	EMR61	0.833	0.94	0.76	0.87	0.92
	I help other people feel better when they are in bad mood	EMR62	0.879
	I offer useful feedback and identify people's needs for development	EMR63	0.902
	I listen well, seek mutual understanding and fully welcome sharing of information	EMR64	0.905
	I guide the performance of others while holding them accountable	EMR65	0.849
Career success
Career success	I am satisfied with the progress I have made towards meeting my goals for income	CS3	0.940	0.93	0.88	0.94	0.88
Career success	I am satisfied with the progress I have made towards meeting my goals for advancement	CS4	0.941	0.93	0.88	0.94	0.88

Latent constructs		Items	Factor loadings	Convergent validity		DV	Cronbach alpha
Latent constructs		Items	Factor loadings	CR	AVE	DV	Cronbach alpha
Affective behaviour
Affective behaviour	I am good at hiding my feelings	AB3	0.873	0.86	0.76	0.87	0.75
Affective behaviour	People usually can't tell when I am upset	AB4	0.876	0.86	0.76	0.87	0.75
Emotional intelligence
Self awareness	I am aware of my goals and values	SA3	0.877	0.91	0.78	0.88	0.87
	I am aware of my strengths and weaknesses	SA4	0.898
	I try to learn from experiences	SA5	0.876
Emotional regulation	I can avoid external temptations in order to fulfil my dreams	ER25	0.919	0.91	0.84	0.92	0.85
Emotional regulation	I smoothly handle multiple demands, shifting priorities and rapid change	ER26	0.922	0.91	0.84	0.92	0.85
Self-motivation	I am determined in achieving goals despite obstacles and setbacks	SM31	0.840	0.92	0.74	0.87	0.91
	I possess good confidence in taking sole responsibility and taking decisions by my own	SM32	0.894
	I hold myself accountable for meeting my objectives	SM33	0.898
	When working in team, I like to depend upon other's ideas than my own	SM34	0.825
Social awareness	People think that I am optimistic and self-confident person	SAW37	0.838	0.94	0.76	0.87	0.93
	Others think that I lack confidence in interacting with others	SAW38	0.903
	I show sensitivity and understand others' point of view	SAW39	0.907
	I recognize and reward people's strength, accomplishments and developments	SAW40	0.903
	I respect and relate well to people from different backgrounds	SAW41	0.824
Social skill	I make and maintain personal friendships among work associates	SS53	0.827	0.95	0.78	0.88	0.96
	I maintain a balance between work and relationship	SS54	0.890
	I promote a friendly and cooperative climate	SS55	0.923
	I look for opportunities to work in a team	SS56	0.908
	I find it difficult to get friendly with someone who is not known to me	SS57	0.912
	I like to cooperate with others in accomplishing a task	SS58	0.859
Emotional receptivity	Others find it comfortable to disclose their personal problems	EMR61	0.833	0.94	0.76	0.87	0.92
	I help other people feel better when they are in bad mood	EMR62	0.879
	I offer useful feedback and identify people's needs for development	EMR63	0.902
	I listen well, seek mutual understanding and fully welcome sharing of information	EMR64	0.905
	I guide the performance of others while holding them accountable	EMR65	0.849
Career success
Career success	I am satisfied with the progress I have made towards meeting my goals for income	CS3	0.940	0.93	0.88	0.94	0.88
Career success	I am satisfied with the progress I have made towards meeting my goals for advancement	CS4	0.941	0.93	0.88	0.94	0.88

Note(s): CR: composite reliability; AVE: average variance explained; DV: discriminant validity

**The overall Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the instrument is 0.814

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