Emotional Intelligence Test

See how well you read and manage emotions in yourself and others in about 9 minutes. Validated and workplace ready, it highlights strengths and growth areas for leadership, communication, and resilience.

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How the Scales are Structured

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Expression Control (EC)

Measures how well a person can regulate the outward expression of emotions, choosing when to show or withhold them depending on the situation.

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Moderate control

High control

0 – 1: Low control | 2: Moderate control | 3: High control

A score of 1 indicates low control of emotional expression, with emotions tending to show outward more readily and being harder to intentionally hold back or modulate across situations.

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2/3

Managing One's Own Emotions (MOOE)

Assesses how well a person regulates their emotions by sustaining helpful feelings and controlling unwanted ones.

Low regulation

Moderate regulation

High regulation

0 – 1: Low regulation | 2: Moderate regulation | 3: High regulation

A score of 2 indicates a moderate ability to manage emotions, with generally effective control in typical situations and occasional difficulty under higher stress.

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Understanding One's Own Emotions (UOOE)

Measures how well a person recognizes, names, and understands the causes of their own emotions and can describe them.

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0 – 1: Low insight | 2: Moderate insight | 3: High insight

A score of 2 indicates a generally good ability to notice and label your emotions and understand their triggers, with some room to make this awareness more consistent across situations.

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2/3

Managing Others' Emotions (MOE)

Measures how effectively a person can influence others’ emotional states, including reducing unwanted emotions, which may involve manipulative tendencies.

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0 – 1: Low | 2: Moderate | 3: High

A score of 2 suggests a moderate ability to shape others’ emotions and de-escalate emotional intensity, typically used situationally rather than consistently.

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Understanding Others' Emotions (UOE)

Measures how well you recognize and interpret other people’s emotional states from external cues and intuitive understanding.

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0 – 1: Low | 2 – 3: High

A score of 1 suggests a lower level of accuracy and consistency in identifying others’ emotions from observable signals.

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Emotion Management (EM)

Assesses how effectively a person regulates and influences the expression and intensity of their own and others’ emotions.

Low regulation

Moderate regulation

High regulation

1 – 4: Low regulation | 5 – 6: Moderate regulation | 7 – 9: High regulation

A score of 6 suggests moderately developed emotion management skills, with generally effective control of emotional expression that may be less consistent in more demanding situations.

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Emotion Understanding (EU)

PE measures how well a person recognizes, identifies, and interprets both their own emotions and the emotions of others.

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1 – 4: Low | 5 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 9: High

A score of 5 indicates a moderate level of emotional understanding, with generally adequate recognition of emotional cues but room to improve clarity and consistency in interpreting them.

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Intrapersonal Emotional Intelligence (IEI)

Measures how well a person recognizes and regulates their own emotions.

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1 – 3: Low | 4 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 9: High

A score of 4 indicates a moderate level of intrapersonal emotional intelligence, suggesting basic awareness of one's emotions with self-regulation skills that may be inconsistent under stress.

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4/9

Interpersonal Emotional Intelligence (IEI)

Measures how well a person understands and manages other people’s emotions in interpersonal situations.

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Moderate

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1 – 3: Lower | 4 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 9: Higher

A score of 4 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a generally adequate ability to notice others’ emotional cues and influence emotional dynamics, with room to strengthen consistency and empathy skills.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Managers and team leads

41%OF USERS

They take it to understand how well they read others, manage their own reactions, and lead communication in stressful or conflict situations.

HR and recruiters

33%OF USERS

They use it to evaluate empathy and self-regulation in candidates and to plan development for current employees.

Coaching and therapy clients

26%OF USERS

They take it for a clear picture of their emotional strengths and growth areas to improve relationships, resilience, and self-control.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

RESULTS YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE

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Once you finish the test, your results will be compared with real-world data from people in your country.
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GE (gene expression control) (G(ec)

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EI (Emotional Intelligence) (E(I)

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1.9

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EI (Emotional Insight) (E(I)

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EM (Emotional Manipulation) (E(M)

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EP (understanding others' emotions) (E(oe)

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EM (Emotional Management) (E(M)

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PE (emotional understanding) (P(u)

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Intrapersonal EI (Emotional Intelligence) (IE(I)

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4.3

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3.2 — 5.5

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MIE (Interpersonal EI) (M(E)

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4.6

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3.4 — 5.7

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this assessment measure?

It measures the ability to identify emotions in oneself and others and to regulate emotional responses. Results describe strengths and areas for development related to communication, leadership, and stress resilience.

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

Average completion time is about 9 minutes. The questionnaire contains 46 items.

What types of questions are asked?

Items ask how easily emotional signals are recognized and how emotional reactions are managed in common situations. Responses reflect typical patterns rather than performance on a single event.

Is there a shorter version and is it reliable?

A short form updated in 2022 provides results that are close in accuracy to the full version. The method has been validated in repeated studies and is suitable for applied settings.

How are the results commonly used?

Results support individual development planning and skills training focused on empathy and self-regulation. They are also used in staff selection, development, coaching, and psychological practice.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Emotional Intelligence Test - Symptoms and Signs

emotional intelligence

This measure is designed to assess emotional intelligence, with an emphasis on how individuals perceive, understand, and manage emotions in themselves and others. The Emotional Intelligence Test is a brief self-report questionnaire intended for use in psychological and applied assessment contexts.

It contains 46 items and typically takes about 9 minutes to complete. Respondents rate statements reflecting emotion-related awareness and regulation, yielding scores that can support clinical formulation or guide discussion of interpersonal functioning and coping.

The Emotional Intelligence Test is commonly used as an adjunct to broader evaluation, and results should be interpreted in context of referral questions, response style, and other available clinical or organizational data. Salovey and Mayer are cited in the foundational literature on emotional intelligence.

Author: John D. Mayer, Peter Salovey

Literature: Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. R. Emotional intelligence: Theory, findings, and implications. Psychological Inquiry. 2004.; Bar-On, R. Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i): Technical manual. Multi-Health Systems. 1997.; Petrides, K. V., & Furnham, A. Trait emotional intelligence: Psychometric investigation with reference to established trait taxonomies. European Journal of Personality. 2001.; Schutte, N. S., Malouff, J. M., Hall, L. E., Haggerty, D. J., Cooper, J. T., Golden, C. J., & Dornheim, L. Development and validation of a measure of emotional intelligence. Personality and Individual Differences. 1998.

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