MEIQ – R7 – Ab (Multidimensional Emotional Intelligence Quotient – 7th Revision – Abridged)

Description

“What really matters for success, character, happiness and life long achievements is a definite set of emotional skills – your EQ – not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ tests.” – Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.

Since the birth of the concept in a 1985 thesis by Wayne Leon Payne, researchers have been working to discover what factors play a part in emotional intelligence. Many conceptions of emotional intelligence are divided into two main parts; aspects related to understanding and dealing with one’s own emotions, and those related to understanding the emotions of others and handling social interactions. For many prominent EIQ researchers, including most notably Goleman and Reuven Bar-on, the construct also includes broader traits such as motivation, interpersonal and other personal attributes (this is often called a mixed model). For others, including Peter Salovey and John Meyer and their colleagues, the latest models of EIQ are strictly related to the test-taker’s abilities in this area (often called an ability model). Like the classical notion of intelligence, they feel that emotional intelligence is a cognitive ability that can be accurately and concretely defined and measured.

Three main options exist in terms of how to assess EIQ:

1. Assess the related skills as you would traditional intelligence, with questions where the goal is to select the best answer. This method works best with the ability model of emotional intelligence.
2. Evaluate these skills through self-report, where the test-takers answer according to what they most likely would do in a variety of situations. This works best with the mixed model of emotional intelligence.
3. Create an assessment that combines these two techniques, and therefore utilizes both the ability model and the mixed model of EIQ, while helping to overcome potential problems of both.

It appears that the mixed models and the ability methods of evaluating EIQ do not assess exactly the same thing. In fact, Mayer and Salovey themselves found that their assessment shares only 10% of the variance with Bar-on’s self-report measure of emotional intelligence (Mayer, Caruso, Salovey, 2000). This means that while they may be somewhat related, there is not enough overlap to justify using only one or the other. Since self-report and ability measures can be seen as distinct elements, our assessment will include both forms but report scores for both separately. Both types of measures have been shown to have predictive value in different areas in a large number of studies, so using both can create a measure that is effective in measuring success in a variety of areas.

Purpose: The condensed version of MEIQ – R7 – Ab evaluates the numerous aspects that make up emotional intelligence, defined as the ability to deal with one’s own and other people’s emotions. This can be used as a valuable tool in therapy.

Vitals
No.No. of questions: 156
Question type: Situational, self-report, skill testing
Estimated completion time: 60 minutes
Longer versions of assessment: Yes
Recommended age level: 18+
Qualification Level: Class A
Compliance: APA standards
Validation Information:
● Sample Size: 34,867
● Cronbach’s Alpha: 0.94

Features
Benchmarks: Available (general population and 25 industries)
Interview Questions: Available
Group Comparisons: Available

Report Includes:
Strengths and Limitations
● Summary
● Introduction
● Graphs
● Detailed narrative interpretation
● Strengths and Limitations
● Impression Management
● Advice

Factors and Scales:
Overall Score plus 5 factors, divided into 27 scales:
Emotional Identification, Perception, and Expression: Ability to characterize emotions in oneself and in others.
● Emotional Facilitation of Thought: Ability/Willingness to use feelings constructively; to let
them guide you.
● Emotional Understanding: Ability to understand and analyze emotions, and solve
emotional problems.
● Emotional Management: Ability to take responsibility for one’s emotions.
● Ego Maturity: Attaining emotional growth and maturity.