Survey on validity and reliability of Emotion awareness questionnaire in primary school students of Tehran

One of the indicators of behavioral problems in children and   adolescents is the emotional intelligence. The most important component of   emotional intelligence is emotional awareness. One of the novel tools for   measuring emotional awareness in children and adolescents is Rieffe emotional   self-awareness questionnaire. The aim of this study is to determine the   validity and reliability of this questionnaire. For evaluating the   reliability of this questionnaire, internal consistency, Cronbach's alpha,   was used. For checking the validity of the questionnaire, Face Validity and   confirmatory factor analysis based on structural equation modeling were used.   The results showed that this questionnaire with 30 questions in three   measures has not been sufficient reliability (Cronbach's alpha coefficient   less than 6.0) and with eliminating a question of each subscale, validity   condition was provided. As a result, recommended the modified version with 27   questions, that fits Iranian children and adolescents, to be used for future   studies.