Table 3.

Four-profile solution: composition, indicator means, and classification quality (N = 489).

Profile	n (%)	SSEIT M	TEIQue M	SSEIT z	TEIQue z	AvePP
High EI	140 (28.6)	4.12	4.90	+1.04	+0.74	0.83
Average EI	167 (34.2)	3.53	4.26	+0.29	−0.15	0.70
Low EI	158 (32.3)	2.57	4.02	−0.95	−0.48	0.82
Discordant EI	24 (4.9)	1.88	4.30	−1.82	−0.09	0.92

SSEIT range 1–5; TEIQue-SF range 1–7. z = standardized mean (sample-centered). AvePP = average posterior probability of most-likely membership. The Discordant profile combines very low self-perceived emotional skill (SSEIT) with a near-average trait self-concept (TEIQue-SF); the rank-order of profiles differs across the two indicators (a crossing pattern), indicating qualitatively distinct profiles. The Discordant profile was recovered in 49/50 multistart runs, persisted after removal of its three most extreme members, and appeared in 92% of the valid bootstrap resamples (1,353/1,471).