Emotional Intelligence Scale

(from Schutte, et al., 1998)

1. I know when to speak about my personal problems to others.
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2. (hen I am face# w%th obstacles, I remember t%mes I face# s%m%lar obstacles an#
o)ercame them.
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3. I e*pect that I w%ll #o well on most th%n!s I try.
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4. +ther people f%n# %t easy to conf%#e %n me.
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. I f%n# %t har# to un#erstan# the non,)erbal messa!es of other people.
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-. Some of the ma.or e)ents of my l%fe ha)e le# me to re,e)aluate what %s %mportant an#
not %mportant.
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/. (hen my moo# chan!es, I see new poss%b%l%t%es.
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8. 0mot%ons are one of the th%n!s that make my l%fe worth l%)%n!.
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9. I am aware of my emot%ons as I e*per%ence them.
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11. I e*pect !oo# th%n!s to happen.
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11. I l%ke to share my emot%ons w%th others.
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12. (hen I e*per%ence a pos%t%)e emot%on, I know how to make %t last.
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13. I arran!e e)ents others en.oy.
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14. I seek out act%)%t%es that make me happy.
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1. I am aware of the non,)erbal messa!es I sen# to others.
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1-. I present myself %n a way that makes a !oo# %mpress%on on others.
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1/. (hen I am %n a pos%t%)e moo#, sol)%n! problems %s easy for me.
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'%sa!ree '%sa!ree nor '%sa!ree &!ree &!ree
18. 2y look%n! at the%r fac%al e*press%ons, I reco!n%3e the emot%ons people are
e*per%enc%n!.
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'%sa!ree '%sa!ree nor '%sa!ree &!ree &!ree
19. I know why my emot%ons chan!e.
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21. (hen I am %n a pos%t%)e moo#, I am able to come up w%th new %#eas.
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21. I ha)e control o)er my emot%ons.
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22. I eas%ly reco!n%3e my emot%ons as I e*per%ence them.
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23. I mot%)ate myself by %ma!%n%n! a !oo# outcome to tasks I take on.
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24. I compl%ment others when they ha)e #one someth%n! well.
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2. I am aware of the non,)erbal messa!es other people sen#.
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2-. (hen another person tells me about an %mportant e)ent %n h%s or her l%fe, I almost
feel as thou!h I ha)e e*per%ence# th%s e)ent myself.
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2/. (hen I feel a chan!e %n emot%ons, I ten# to come up w%th new %#eas.
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28. (hen I am face# w%th a challen!e, I !%)e up because I bel%e)e I w%ll fa%l.
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29. I know what other people are feel%n! .ust by look%n! at them.
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31. I help other people feel better when they are #own.
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31. I use !oo# moo#s to help myself keep try%n! %n the face of obstacles.
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'%sa!ree '%sa!ree nor '%sa!ree &!ree &!ree
32. I can tell how people are feel%n! by l%sten%n! to the tone of the%r )o%ce.
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33. It %s #%ff%cult for me to un#erstan# why people feel the way they #o.
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Emotional Intelligence Scale Scoring Key
Step 14
5e)erse score the follow%n! %tems4 6, 628, an# 633
7or these 3 %tems, !o back an# chan!e your score accor#%n! to th%s scale4
If you or%!%nally rate# the %tem 1, chan!e that rat%n! to a
If you or%!%nally rate# the %tem 2, chan!e that rat%n! to a 4
If you or%!%nally rate# the %tem 3, #o not chan!e that rat%n!
If you or%!%nally rate# the %tem 4, chan!e that rate# to a 2
If you or%!%nally rate# the %tem , chan!e that rate# to a 1
5emember, chan!e your or%!%nal rat%n!s for %tems 6, 628 an# 633 +$89: 8ea)e all
other rat%n!s as they are.
Step 24
Sum your rat%n!s for all 33 %tems to obta%n one total score.
(r%te that total score here4
See the follow%n! pa!e for helpful %nformat%on on how to %nterpret your score4
;he scale you ha)e answere# has been use# to measure emot%onal %ntell%!ence %n
numerous research stu#%es. & br%ef #escr%pt%on of some of the sample character%st%cs
from those stu#%es an# the%r mean scores < stan#ar# #e)%at%ons on the 0I scales are
presente# below.
Sample Characteristics EI Mean Score EI Standard Deviation
"ental health therap%sts 13 21
=on)%cte# felons 121 1/
=l%ents %n substance abuse
treatment pro!ram
122 14
7%rst year colle!e stu#ents 12- 12
;each%n! %nterns 142 9
>ubl%c school employees 132 14
=hurch atten#ees an#
colle!e stu#ents
132 1-
5eta%l store employees 131 1
$urs%n! home employees 133 1
(omen 131 1
"en 12 1-
?elpful h%nt4 If you remember from your stat%st%cs class, assum%n! a normal #%str%but%on,
-8@ of all cases w%ll fall w%th%n a ran!e that %s 1 stan#ar# #e)%at%on e%ther abo)e or below
the mean score. (e capture 9@ of the cases %f we e*pan# that ran!e to %nclu#e 2
stan#ar# #e)%at%ons abo)e an# below the mean.
0I as measure# by th%s scale has been shown to ha)e stat%st%cally s%!n%f%cant pos%t%)e
correlat%ons w%th4
Self,esteem
>os%t%)e moo#
>ers%stence of effort
+penness to new e*per%ences
+pt%m%sm
Impulse control
Ara#e po%nt a)era!e
0mpathy
Soc%al sk%lls
=ooperat%)e beha)%ors
7I5+,2 %nclus%on an# affect%on scores
"ar%tal sat%sfact%on