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Emotional Creativity Inventory (ECI) Test

Understand how creatively you shape and blend emotions in about 6 minutes. Get a quick, practical snapshot to support emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and growth at work and in life.
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How the Scales are Structured
example score
22/45
Effectiveness/Authenticity (E)
Measures how sincerely and skillfully you express emotions in ways that align with your values and support well-being.
Less authentic/less effective
Moderately authentic/effective
Highly authentic/effective
9 – 20: Less authentic/less effective | 21 – 33: Moderately authentic/effective | 34 – 45: Highly authentic/effective
A score of 22 indicates a moderately authentic and effective emotional expression style, suggesting you can express feelings sincerely at times but may be inconsistent across situations.
example score
44/70
Novelty (N)
Novelty measures how readily you experience unconventional, hard-to-name emotions rather than familiar, everyday feeling states.
Lower novelty
Moderate novelty
Higher novelty
14 – 32: Lower novelty | 33 – 51: Moderate novelty | 52 – 70: Higher novelty
A score of 44 falls in the Moderate novelty range, suggesting you sometimes notice and explore unusual emotional nuances while still often relying on familiar emotion patterns.
example score
19/35
Preparedness (P)
Readiness measures how well you recognize and make sense of current emotions by drawing on prior emotional experiences.
Developing
Typical
Well-developed
7 – 16: Developing | 17 – 25: Typical | 26 – 35: Well-developed
A score of 19 falls in the Typical range, suggesting a generally adequate ability to interpret present emotions using past emotional learning.
example score
129/150
Emotional Creativity (EC)
Measures how readily a person can form novel, effective, and authentic emotional experiences beyond standard cultural patterns.
Typical range
Elevated creativity
High creativity
30 – 90: Typical range | 91 – 120: Elevated creativity | 121 – 150: High creativity
A score of 129 falls in the High creativity range, suggesting a strong tendency to generate flexible and distinctive emotional responses rather than relying on conventional ones.
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Who Usually Takes This Test?
Self-explorers and journalers
41%OF USERS
People who like reflecting on their inner life take it to understand how uniquely they experience, combine, and reshape emotions.
Creatives and performers
34%OF USERS
Artists, writers, actors, and musicians use it to see how inventive their emotional palette is for expression and storytelling.
Therapy and coaching clients
25%OF USERS
People working on emotional growth take it to spot new ways of feeling and responding beyond familiar patterns.
BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
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Your scores across each test scale, translated into plain, usable insights. Not just numbers, but what they actually mean for your daily life, emotional state, and overall well-being.
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Once you finish the test, your results will be compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of the benchmarks we use to place your score in context.
Effectiveness/authenticity (E)
Average
31.8
Normal range
26.4 — 37.2
min.
9
max.
45
majority
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.
Novelty (N)
Average
53
Normal range
46 — 60
min.
14
max.
70
majority
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.
Readiness (R)
Average
21.6
Normal range
18.1 — 25.1
min.
7
max.
35
majority
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.
Emotional Creativity Scale (ECS)
Average
76.1
Normal range
55.4 — 96.9
min.
30
max.
150
majority
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this questionnaire measure?
It assesses emotional creativity, or the ability to notice, combine, and reshape feelings in original ways. Items focus on flexibility, novelty, and how emotions are organized into personal patterns.
How long does it take and how many items are included?
Completion typically takes about 6 minutes. The questionnaire contains 30 statements.
How should responses be selected?
Choose the option that best reflects typical experiences rather than unusual events. Use the full range of response options and avoid spending excessive time on any single item.
Are there different versions, and does the version matter?
Several validated versions are available, including two based on the original component structure and one five-factor format. Scores should be interpreted within the chosen version and its scoring rules.
How should results be interpreted and used?
Results describe tendencies in how emotions are experienced and transformed; they are not a diagnosis. Interpretation is most useful when combined with other information and professional judgment when applicable.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
Emotional Creativity Questionnaire, ECQ Test

Emotional Creativity Inventory (ECI) Test

emotionality

This measure assesses individual differences in emotional creativity, or the tendency to experience, combine, and interpret emotions in novel and personally meaningful ways. The Emotional Creativity Inventory (ECI) is a self-report questionnaire designed to capture how a person approaches internal emotional experience beyond habitual or conventional patterns.

Developed by J. R. Averill, it includes 30 items and typically takes about 6 minutes to complete. Scores are intended to support clinical formulation or research by characterizing a respondent’s openness to nuanced emotional experience and perceived capacity to modify or elaborate emotional responses. The Emotional Creativity Inventory (ECI) is not a diagnostic tool and should be interpreted alongside other assessment data and relevant clinical context.

Author: J. R. Averill
Literature: Gross, J. J. Emotion regulation: conceptual and empirical foundations. In J. J. Gross (Ed.), Handbook of emotion regulation. Guilford Press. 2007.; Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. R. Emotional intelligence: theory, findings, and implications. Psychological Inquiry. 2004.; Barrett, L. F. The theory of constructed emotion: an active inference account of interoception and categorization. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 2017.; Averill, J. R. Individual differences in emotional creativity: structure and correlates. Journal of Personality. 1999.
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