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Emotional and social intelligence

Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire.

ICQ

What it measures
interpersonal competence across five domains - Initiating relationships, Self-disclosure, Asserting displeasure/negative assertion, Providing emotional support, and Conflict management
Length and format
40 (8 per domain). 5-point competence/comfort rating; five domain scores (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
several incl. ES, ZH, NL, TR; used internationally in social-competence research
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Buhrmester, D., Furman, W., Wittenberg, M. T., & Reis, H. T. (1988). Five domains of interpersonal competence in peer relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 55(6), 991-1008.

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