Hall Emotional Intelligence Test

Understand your emotional intelligence in about 30 minutes, across awareness, regulation, motivation, empathy, and reading others. Get clear insights to improve relationships, communication, and stress resilience.

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June 11, 2025

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

5/18

Emotional Awareness (EA)

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

Lower awareness

Moderate awareness

Higher awareness

-18 – -1: Lower awareness | 0 – 9: Moderate awareness | 10 – 18: Higher awareness

A score of 5 suggests a moderate ability to identify and describe your emotions, with room to expand emotional vocabulary and moment-to-moment awareness.

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2/18

Managing One's Own Emotions (MOOE)

Measures emotional resilience and flexibility, including voluntary control over emotional reactions.

Needs support

Developing

Strong control

-18 – -7: Needs support | -6 – 6: Developing | 7 – 18: Strong control

A score of 2 falls in the Developing range, suggesting generally adequate emotion management with some variability under stress.

example score

9/18

Self-Motivation (S)

This scale measures how well you use emotions to sustain goal-directed behavior and persist through challenges.

Low

Moderate

High

-18 – -1: Low | 0 – 9: Moderate | 10 – 18: High

A score of 9 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting generally adequate self-motivation with occasional difficulty maintaining drive when emotions run high.

example score

1/18

Empathy (E)

This scale measures how accurately and readily you understand and respond to other people's emotions through verbal and nonverbal cues.

Low empathy

Moderate empathy

High empathy

-18 – -6: Low empathy | -5 – 6: Moderate empathy | 7 – 18: High empathy

A score of 1 falls in the Moderate empathy range, suggesting a generally adequate ability to read others' feelings and offer support, with room to strengthen consistency across situations.

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0/18

Recognition of Others' Emotions (RoOE)

Measures how well a person can notice, interpret, and influence other people's emotional states.

Low

Moderate

High

-18 – -7: Low | -6 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 18: High

A score of 0 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting an average ability to recognize and influence others’ emotions across situations.

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Who Usually Takes This Test?

Personal growth seekers

41%OF USERS

People who want to understand their feelings better, manage reactions, and build healthier habits and relationships.

Managers and team leads

34%OF USERS

Leaders who want to improve empathy, communication, and conflict handling in day-to-day teamwork.

Students and early-career

25%OF USERS

People preparing for school or work who want to strengthen self-motivation, social awareness, and emotional control under pressure.

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RESULTS YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE

What You’ll See After You Finish the Test

Scale Results
— Explained Clearly

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.

AI-Powered
Interpretation

A structured, clinically grounded explanation. Our AI analyzes patterns and relationships between scales to provide a coherent interpretation — without alarmist language.

Statistical
Comparison

See how you compare to others. Your scores are placed in a statistical context, showing percentiles and trends based on anonymized platform data to help you understand what`s typical.

Practical
Recommendations

Actionable guidance tailored to your profile. Receive clear, realistic suggestions you can apply immediately — focused on coping, self-regulation, and realistic next steps.

AI-Detected
Insights

Key patterns you might not notice on your own. Surfacing subtle connections in your responses that help you better understand what may be driving your current results.

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Benchmarking

See How You Compare

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.

Emotional Awareness (EA)

Average

2.3

Normal range

-3.8 — 8.3

min.

-18

max.

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.

Managing Your Emotions (MYE)

Average

0.7

Normal range

-4.5 — 5.9

min.

-18

max.

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.

Self-Motivation (S)

Average

-2.2

Normal range

-7.9 — 3.4

min.

-18

max.

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.

Empathy (E)

Average

7.2

Normal range

0.8 — 13.7

min.

-18

max.

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.

Recognizing the emotions of others (Rteoo)

Average

0.1

Normal range

-6.1 — 6.2

min.

-18

max.

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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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

Any questions left?

What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures emotional intelligence across five areas: emotional awareness, emotion regulation, self-motivation, empathy, and recognition of others’ emotions.

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

It includes 30 items and typically takes about 30 minutes to complete.

How are responses recorded?

Each item uses a 6-point rating scale. Select the option that best matches typical thoughts, feelings, or behavior.

What if an item does not seem to fit?

Choose the response that comes closest to usual experience. Avoid leaving items blank unless instructed.

How should scores be interpreted?

Scale scores reflect relative strengths and limitations in the measured areas. Results should be interpreted in context and do not provide a clinical diagnosis by themselves.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Hall Emotional Intelligence Test

emotional intelligence

This self-report measure is designed to assess core domains of emotional functioning. The Hall Emotional Intelligence Test is completed as a 30 items questionnaire and is typically administered in about 30 minutes.

Developed with reference to the emotional intelligence framework described by Peter Salovey and John D. Mayer, it provides profile scores across emotional awareness, emotion regulation, self-motivation, empathy, and recognition of others’ emotions. The Hall Emotional Intelligence Test uses a 6-point Likert-type response format and is intended to support clinical screening and interpretation alongside other assessment data.

Author: John D. Mayer, Peter Salovey

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