Emotional Intelligence Test

With 8 questions and a completion time of about 2 minutes, the Emotional Intelligence Test highlights how you recognize and regulate your own emotions and respond to other people’s feelings. Your result offers a concise profile for self-reflection on emotional awareness, self-management, empathy, and interpersonal influence.

Questions: 82 minutes

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How the Scales are Structured

Emotion Self-ManagementESM

Measures how effectively you regulate your emotions by sustaining helpful states and reducing unwanted reactions.

example score6/8

6/8High regulationexample score

0 – 2Low regulation

3 – 5Moderate regulation

6 – 8High regulation

A score of 6 indicates high emotional regulation, suggesting you can usually maintain a desired emotional state and keep unhelpful emotions under control.

Understanding One's Own EmotionsUOOE

Measures how well you recognize, label, and understand the causes and consequences of your own emotions.

example score3/8

3/8Moderate awarenessexample score

0 – 2Low awareness

3 – 5Moderate awareness

6 – 8High awareness

A score of 3 indicates moderate awareness of your emotions, with some ability to identify what you feel and why, though this may be inconsistent in more complex situations.

Managing Others' EmotionsMOE

Measures how effectively a person can influence and regulate other people’s emotional states, including reducing unwanted emotions and eliciting desired ones.

example score2/8

2/8Limited influenceexample score

0 – 2Limited influence

3 – 5Situational influence

6 – 8Strong influence

A score of 2 suggests a limited tendency or confidence in actively shaping others’ emotions, with influence typically occurring only in simple or familiar situations.

Understanding Others' EmotionsUOE

Measures how accurately you infer other people’s emotions from observable cues and intuitive understanding.

example score5/8

5/8Moderateexample score

0 – 2Low

3 – 5Moderate

6 – 8High

A score of 5 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting you can often read others’ emotional states from cues, though accuracy may vary across people and situations.

Intrapersonal Emotional IntelligenceIEI

Measures how well you notice, understand, and regulate your own emotions.

example score11/16

11/16Typicalexample score

4 – 8Developing

9 – 12Typical

13 – 16Strong

A score of 11 falls in the Typical range, suggesting generally adequate emotional self-awareness and self-regulation with room to strengthen consistency in managing feelings.

Interpersonal Emotional IntelligenceIEI

Interpersonal emotional intelligence measures how well you recognize, understand, and influence other people’s emotional states.

example score10/16

10/16Adequateexample score

0 – 5Developing

6 – 11Adequate

12 – 16Strong

A score of 10 falls in the Adequate range, suggesting generally effective recognition of others’ emotions with some room to strengthen regulation and response strategies.

Overall Emotional IntelligenceOEI

Measures the combined ability to understand and manage one’s own emotions and the emotions of others.

example score24/32

24/32Moderate EIexample score

8 – 16Lower EI

17 – 24Moderate EI

25 – 32Higher EI

A score of 24 falls in the Moderate EI range, suggesting generally developed emotional awareness and regulation with room for further strengthening.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Self-growth seekers

41%OF USERS

People who want a quick snapshot of how well they notice and manage emotions to improve relationships, stress tolerance, and everyday decisions.

Managers and team leads

34%OF USERS

Leaders who use the results to understand their impact on others, communicate more clearly, and reduce conflict in teams.

Psychologists and coaches

25%OF USERS

Professionals who screen clients’ emotional awareness and regulation to guide further work and track progress over time.

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

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See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

EI (Emotional Intelligence) — managing your emotionsEI—mye

You?

Average3.2

Typical rangeTypical2 – 4.5

Possible0 – 8

EI (Understanding Your Emotions)EYE

You?

Average6

Typical rangeTypical4.7 – 7.2

Possible0 – 8

EM (Managing Other People's Emotions)EOPE

You?

Average3.5

Typical rangeTypical2.4 – 4.6

Possible0 – 8

MP (understanding others' emotions)Moe

You?

Average5.2

Typical rangeTypical4 – 6.5

Possible0 – 8

Intrapersonal EI (Emotional Intelligence)IEI

You?

Average7.9

Typical rangeTypical5.7 – 10

Possible4 – 16

IPE (Interpersonal Emotional Intelligence)IEI

You?

Average6.6

Typical rangeTypical4.5 – 8.7

Possible0 – 16

Overall EI scoreOEs

You?

Average22.7

Typical rangeTypical19.5 – 25.9

Possible8 – 32

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Strongly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Somewhat agree
- Strongly agree
- Completely disagree
- Rather disagree
- Rather agree
- Completely agree
- Strongly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Somewhat agree
- Strongly agree

These are 3 of the 8 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Emotional Intelligence Test - Description and methodology of the test

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For readers who want a focused look at emotional functioning, the Emotional Intelligence Test offers a concise self-report profile rather than a clinical evaluation. It is suited to people exploring how they notice feelings, regulate reactions, read emotional cues, and affect conversations. An emotional intelligence assessment can help organize these patterns into practical areas for reflection, including strengths that may support relationships and situations that deserve closer attention.

What This Assessment Explores

An emotional intelligence profile spans awareness, regulation, and influence.

It reports:

Emotion Self-Management (0-8) reflects self-regulation: Low regulation 0-2; Moderate regulation 3-5; High regulation 6-8.
Understanding One's Own Emotions (0-8) reflects self-awareness: Low awareness 0-2; Moderate awareness 3-5; High awareness 6-8.
Managing Others' Emotions (0-8) reflects influence: Limited influence 0-2; Situational influence 3-5; Strong influence 6-8; high scores may suggest manipulation.
Understanding Others' Emotions (0-8) reflects sensitivity: Low 0-2; Moderate 3-5; High 6-8.
Intrapersonal Emotional Intelligence (4-16) reflects self-regulation: Developing 4-8; Typical 9-12; Strong 13-16.
Interpersonal Emotional Intelligence (0-16) reflects management: Developing 0-5; Adequate 6-11; Strong 12-16.
Overall Emotional Intelligence (8-32) reflects both: Lower EI 8-16; Moderate EI 17-24; Higher EI 25-32.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Each statement uses a four-point agreement scale, from disagreement to agreement. The sample includes direct and negatively worded items, so agreement is interpreted according to the ability measured rather than as a uniformly positive signal.

Scores are grouped into four abilities and three composite indices. The displayed bands describe levels for this questionnaire, not universal clinical cutoffs, while an emotional intelligence questionnaire captures reported tendencies rather than every response in daily life.

The closest evidence is EmIn short form (Pankratova et al., 2022), related to Lyusin's EmIn Questionnaire (2006). This online form is conceptually consistent with those dimensions, not a claim that it is the published instrument or carries its standardization. Its broader theoretical context aligns with Mayer, Salovey, and Caruso's model of perceiving, understanding, and managing emotion.

Current mood, memory, self-awareness, and social desirability can affect results. Treat the profile as a structured snapshot for reflection, with important conclusions requiring context beyond one self-report score.

Author: John D. Mayer, Peter Salovey

Literature:

Pankratova, A. A., Kornienko, D. S., & Lyusin, D. V. (2022). Short Form of the EmIn Questionnaire. Psychology. Journal of the Higher School of Economics, 19(4), 822-834. 10.17323/1813-8918-2022-4-822-834 (in Russian).
Lyusin, D. V. (2006). A New Method for Measuring Emotional Intelligence: The EmIn Questionnaire. Psychological Diagnostics, 4, 3-22 (in Russian).
Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. R. (2004). Emotional Intelligence: Theory, Findings, and Implications. Psychological Inquiry, 15(3), 197-215. 10.1207/s15327965pli1503_02

Updated: 2025-10-02