Objective: The Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS), a 30-item self-assessment questionnaire, has been developed to measure perceived emotional intelligence (EI) level in 3 dimensions: Attention, Clarity and Repair. This study aimed to explore the psychometric properties of the French version of this instrument. Method: The instrument factor structure, normality, internal consistency, stability and concurrent validity were assessed in a sample of 824 young adults (456 female). Besides TMMS, participants completed self-assessment questionnaires for affectivity (Shortened Beck Depression Inventory, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, Positive and Negative emotion scale), alexithymia (Bermond-Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire-B) and interpersonal functioning (Empathy Quotient). Discriminant validity was tested in 64 female patients with anorexia nervosa, identified in literature as having difficulties with introspection, expression and emotional regulation. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis results replicate the 3-factor structure. Internal consistency and reliability indices are adequate. Direction and degree of correlation coefficients between TMMS dimensions and other questionnaires support the instrument concurrent validity. TMMS allows to highlight differences in perceived EI levels between men and women (Attention: p < 0.001 ; Clarity: p < 0.05) as well as between patients with anorexia nervosa and control subjects (p < 0.001 for all 3 dimensions). Conclusion: This first validation study shows satisfying psychometric properties for TMMS French version. Objectif: La Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS) est un auto-questionnaire de 30 items developpe pour mesurer le niveau d'intelligence emotionnelle (IE) percue en 3 dimensions : l'Attention, la Clarte et la Reparation. L'objectif de cette etude etait d'explorer les proprietes psychometriques de la version francaise de cet outil. Methode: La structure factorielle de l'instrument, sa normalite, sa consistance interne, sa stabilite et sa validite concomitante ont ete evaluees dans un echantillon de 824 jeunes adultes (456 femmes). En plus de la TMMS, les participants ont complete des auto-questionnaires d'affectivite (Shortened Beck Depression Inventory, Stait and Trait Anxiety Inventory, Echelle d'Emotions Positives et Negatives), d'alexithymie (Bermond-Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire-B) et de fonctionnement interpersonnel (Empathy Quotient). La validite discriminante, quant a elle, a ete testee chez 64 patientes souffrant d'anorexie mentale, pour lesquelles la litterature rapporte des difficultes d'introspection, d'expression et de regulation emotionnelle. Resultats: Les resultats de l'analyse factorielle confirmatoire repliquent la structure en 3 facteurs. Les indices de consistance interne et de fiabilite sont satisfaisants. Le sens et le degre des coefficients de correlation entre les dimensions de la TMMS et les autres questionnaires supportent la validite concomitante de l'instrument. La TMMS permet de mettre en evidence des differences de niveaux d'IE percue entre les hommes et les femmes (Attention : p < .001 ; Clarte : p < .05) ainsi qu'entre des personnes souffrant d'anorexie mentale et des temoins (p < .001 pour les 3 dimensions). Conclusion: Cette premiere etude de validation indique des qualites psychometriques satisfaisantes de la version francaise de la TMMS.