Situational Test of Emotion Management

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Instrument Overview

The Situational Test of Emotion Management is an open-source, performance-based multiple choice test that measures how well one is able to manage their emotions. It was developed in combination with the Situational Test of Emotional Understanding. Both long and short forms are available, as well as an 11-item form appropriate for youth ages 11-15 and their parents called the STEM-Y.  Subscore(s): Emotion management

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Organization

Student Well-Being Category

American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.

Content

Grades
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Social-Emotional Competence ; Self Awareness ; Self Management ; Emotion management
Languages
English
Respondent
Student,
Parent

Administration Information

Length
1-2 hours
Administration
Computer,
Paper

Access and Use

Open Access
Yes
Setting
Undefined

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Psychometric References

Allen, V. D., Rahman, N., Weissman, A., MacCann, C., & Roberts, R. D. (2014). The Situational Test of Emotional Management - Brief (STEM-B): Development and validation using item response theory and latent class analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 81, 195-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.01.053

Ferguson, F. J., & Austin, E. J. (2011). The factor structures of the STEM and the STEU. Personality and Individual Differences, 51(6), 791-794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2011.07.002

Libbrecht, N., & Lievens, F. (2012). Validity evidence for the situational judgment test paradigm in emotional intelligence measurement. International Journal of Psychology, 47(6), 438-447. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207594.2012.682063

MacCann, C., & Roberts, R. D. (2008). New paradigms for assessing emotional intelligence: Theory and data. Emotion, 8(4), 540. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0012746