A discrepancy in analyses of the MSCEIT – Resolving the mystery and understanding its implications: A reply to Gignac (2005)

Replies to comments made by G. E. Gignac on the current authors\u27 original article . Gignac reanalyzed the factor structure of the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) and found results that differed from those the authors obtained initially. The authors tracked down the surprising sources of those discrepancies. G. E. Gignac\u27s hierarchical model of emotional intelligence appears promising, and the authors anticipate that further investigations of the MSCEIT factor structure may yield additional information