Emotional Creativity Questionnaire, ECQ Test - the question form

1. When I have strong emotional reactions, I try to find out what causes them.

2. I believe that emotional development should be worked on just as diligently as intellectual development.

3. I reflect on my emotional reactions and try to understand them.

4. I am not particularly interested in the emotional side of my life.

5. I reflect on my past emotional experiences to cope with current emotional problems.

6. After experiencing strong emotions, I try to distance myself from them and evaluate them objectively.

7. I pay attention to other people’s emotions because it helps me better understand my own feelings.

8. My emotional reactions are unique and differ from those of other people.

9. I can imagine myself feeling lonely, angry, and cheerful at the same time.

10. Sometimes I experience emotions and feelings that are not easy to describe in ordinary words.

11. I have experienced combinations of emotions that other people have probably never experienced.

12. I like music, dance, and artwork that evoke new and unusual emotions.

13. I have had emotional experiences that could be described as unusual or outside what is generally accepted.

14. In emotional situations, I tend to react differently than other people do.

15. I enjoy imagining situations that call for unusual, rare, unconventional emotional reactions.

16. In my emotional reactions, I am fairly inventive and original.

17. I would have to be a poet or novelist to describe the emotions I sometimes feel, because they are so unique.

18. I can experience many different emotions at the same time.

19. I prefer films and books that portray complex and unlikely emotional situations.

20. The variety of my emotional reactions sometimes exceeds my ability to describe what I feel.

21. I am able to experience a wide range of different emotions.

22. I adapt well to situations that elicit new or unusual emotions.

23. I am good at expressing my emotions.

24. In my relationships with other people, the way I experience and express my emotions helps me.

25. My emotions help me achieve my goals in life.

26. My emotions play an important role in my life; without them, it would have no meaning.

27. I try to be honest in my emotional reactions, even if it causes me problems.

28. My emotions almost always reflect my true thoughts and feelings.

29. My outward emotional reactions accurately reflect my inner feelings.

30. I try to mask and hide my emotions.