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Emotional and social intelligence

Trait Meta-Mood Scale.

TMMS

What it measures
Perceived/trait EI (reflective mood regulation) - 3 dimensions: Attention to feelings, Emotional Clarity, Mood Repair
Length and format
48 (original); TMMS-24 short = 24. 5-pt Likert (strongly disagree - strongly agree) (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Many languages; the Spanish TMMS-24 (Fernandez-Berrocal) is especially prominent and re-validated across Latin America and Europe
Normative data
Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Salovey, P., Mayer, J. D., Goldman, S. L., Turvey, C., & Palfai, T. P. (1995). Emotional attention, clarity, and repair: the Trait Meta-Mood Scale. In Emotion, Disclosure, and Health (pp. 125-154). APA.

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