Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory

The Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory is a 133-item self-report inventory, in which items are responded to on a five-point Likert scale. Items are summed to reflect a total score as well as scoring in five dimensions (Intrapersonal intelligence, Interpersonal intelligence, Adaptability, Stress management, and General mood).

Content

Subdomain

Intrapersonal intelligence, Interpersonal intelligence, Adaptability, Stress management, and General mood

Grades
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Languages
English,
Spanish
Other Language/s
Arabic, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
133 items
Administration
Computer,
Paper
Timed
No

Access and Use

Price

Pricing questions should be directed to Reuven@ReuvenBarOn.com

Contact
Open Access
No
Use in Research

Day, A. L., Therrien, D. L. & Carroll, S. A. (2005). Predicting psychological health: Assessing the incremental validity of emotional intelligence beyond personality, Type A behaviour, and daily hassles. European Journal of Personality, 19(6), 519-536. https://doi.org/10.1002/per.552

Gerits, L., Derksen, J.J.L., Verbruggen, A.B., & Katzko, M. (2005). Emotional intelligence profiles of nurses caring for people with severe behaviour problems. Personality & Individual Differences, 38(1), 33-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2004.03.019

Kafetsios, K., & Loumakou, M. (2007). A comparative evaluation of the effects of trait emotional intelligence and emotion regulation on affect at work and job satisfaction. International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, 2(1), 71-87. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWOE.2007.013616

Slaski, M. & Cartwright, S. (2003). Emotional intelligence training and its implications for stress, health and performance. Stress & Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, 19(4), 233-239. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.979

Psychometrics

Scoring
Computer scoring
Referencing
Norm-referenced
Psychometric References

Dulewicz, V., Higgs, M., & Slaski, M. (2003). Measuring emotional intelligence: Content, construct, and criterion-related vaildity. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 18(5), 405-420. https://doi.org/10.1108/02683940310484017

National Comparison
Yes
Item Type
Likert

Psychometric Considerations

Psychometrics is the science of psychological assessment. A primary goal of EdInstruments is to provide information on crucial psychometric topics including Validity and Reliability – essential concepts of evaluation, which indicate how well an instrument measures a construct - as well as additional properties that are worthy of consideration when selecting an instrument of measurement.

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