Emotional Intelligence Test

Learn how well you recognize, accept, and manage emotions in yourself and others in about 8 minutes. Get clear, practical insights to strengthen communication, leadership, and resilience.

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42/100

Emotional Intelligence (EI)

This scale measures how well a person recognizes, understands, and regulates their own emotions and responds to others’ emotions.

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0 – 33: Low | 34 – 66: Moderate | 67 – 100: High

A score of 42 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting generally workable emotional awareness and regulation with room to strengthen consistency across situations.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Managers and Team Leads

38%OF USERS

They take it to understand how their emotions affect leadership, feedback, and conflict resolution at work.

HR and Recruiters

34%OF USERS

They use it to screen and develop people skills, especially for roles requiring collaboration, empathy, and stress resilience.

Coaches and Helping Professionals

28%OF USERS

They take it to spot emotional regulation strengths and gaps that influence client work, teaching, or therapy outcomes.

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Emotional Intelligence (EI) (EI()

Average

49.1

Normal range

30.6 — 67.6

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this assessment measure?

It measures practical skills for recognizing, accepting, and regulating emotions, as well as sensitivity to others’ emotions. The focus is on how emotional reactions are managed in everyday situations.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

Completion time is about 8 minutes. The questionnaire includes 40 items.

How should responses be selected?

Select the option that most closely matches the typical emotional reaction in the described situation. Avoid overthinking; use the first response that fits.

What areas are covered by the items?

Items cover awareness of one’s own emotions, acceptance without suppression or denial, regulation of emotional states, and recognition of others’ emotions. Scores indicate relative strengths and gaps across these areas.

How are results commonly used?

Results are used in recruitment, professional development, coaching, training, research, and personal development. They help identify targets for improving communication, stress resilience, and leadership effectiveness.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Emotional Intelligence Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This measure is designed to assess perceived emotional functioning relevant to interpersonal and self-regulatory demands. The Emotional Intelligence Test is a brief self-report questionnaire intended to characterize how individuals understand, express, and manage emotions in themselves and in social contexts.

The instrument includes 40 items and typically requires about 8 minutes to complete. Items ask respondents to select responses that best reflect their typical emotional reactions across situations; scores are generally interpreted as indicators of relative strengths and areas for further clinical or developmental inquiry.

The Emotional Intelligence Test is commonly used as an adjunct to broader psychological assessment, coaching, or research when an estimate of emotion-related competencies is clinically relevant. It is attributed to Peter Salovey and John D. Mayer.

Author: John D. Mayer, Peter Salovey

Literature: Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. R. Emotional intelligence: Theory, findings, and implications. Psychological Inquiry. 2004.

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