A psychometric investigation of two self-report measures of emotional expressivity

Two commonly used self-report measures of emotional expressivity were evaluated in this study, the emotional expressivity scale (EES; Kring, Smith, & Neale, 1994) and the Berkeley expressivity questionnaire (BEQ; Gross & John, 1995). The EES is intended to capture emotion expressivity in general, reflecting a one-factor model. The BEQ is intended to capture the general domain of emotional expressivity by assessing internal emotional experience and the expression of positive and negative emotions, reflecting a hierarchical three-factor model. The proposed models of the EES and the BEQ were examined using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Results support the hypothesized factor structure of the EES, but do not support the BEQ.