Stable Across Time and Targets? Test–Retest Reliability of the Emotional Accuracy Test
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The Emotional Accuracy Test (EAT) assesses performance-based emotional understanding by comparing perceivers’ ratings with targets’ multidimensional self-reports. Prior research supports its convergent and construct validity; the present studies examined test–retest reliability. Study 1 (N = 27; mean interval = 25.52 days) repeated the same targets and showed rank-order stability, r = .58, 95% CI [.26, .79], and absolute agreement, ICC(A,1) = .59, 95% CI [.20, .80], with no systematic mean-level change. Study 2 (N = 62; mean interval = 17.00 days) used different target sets and showed rank-order stability, r = .69, 95% CI [.53, .80], and consistency, ICC(C,1) = .65, 95% CI [.49, .76]. Absolute agreement was lower, ICC(A,1) = .52, 95% CI [.37, .63], with higher Time 2 scores. Target set was confounded with occasion and scored composites differed in length (three vs. four videos), so the mean difference cannot be uniquely attributed to occasion. Adjusting for mean rating intensity reduced Study 2’s correlation to .49, a conservative sensitivity estimate because adjustment may also remove accuracy-relevant variance. Together with prior validity evidence, these findings provide additional psychometric support for using the EAT in group-level and correlational research.
Source: Journal of Intelligence
Author: Jacob Israelashvili
Institution: Ariel University
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,137
OpenAlex ID: W7215868744