Stage 5 involved confirmatory factor analyses of the. Bar-On EQ-i: YV ™. This stage used a sample of 280 children and adolescents between the ages of 6 and 18 years - 133 males and 147 females. The mean age for this sample was 12.5 years. As with previous phases, participants came from several different schools in the United States and Canada. Using confirmatory factor analysis, the 4-factor model comprising 40 emotional-social intelligence items was empirically supported. Empirical support was also found for the 1-factor Positive Impression scale. Based on the analyses from the previous phases, the final version of the Bar-On EQ-i: YV ™ contained 60-items.