1. Emotional intelligence; is
that all there is?
New proposals for the EI
assessment
Edgar Bresó Esteve Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Emotionally Intelligent Organization Research Group

2. LOGO
Model/Hypothesis

3. LOGO
Emotional Intelligence (Mayer & Salovey, 1997)
1
ABILITIES USING
PERCEIVING 2
EI
UNDERSTANDING 3 4 MANAGING

4. LOGO
EI Assessment
Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i)
Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue)
Genos Emotional Intelligence Inventory
Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS-24)
Emotional Skills and Competence Questionnaire (ESCQ)
Emotion Recognition

5. LOGO
EI Assessment

6. LOGO
Which one seems to be better…

7. LOGO
Output…

8. LOGO
Assesment #1 (n=152)
Correlations
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. Emotional -
Intelligence
2. VIGOR -.06 -
3. DEDICATION .10 .58** -
4. EXHAUSTION -.28** .31** -.20** -
5. DEPERSON. -.10 -.56** -.38** .21** -
6. PER. ACOMP. -.14 .63** .51** -.23** -.51** -
7. PERFORMANCE .18 .38** .19** -.31** -.19** .31** -
Note: All α ≥ .70

9. LOGO
Assesment #2 (n=116)
Correlations
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. Emotional -
Intelligence
2. VIGOR .13 -
3. DEDICATION .09 .58** -
4. EXHAUSTION -.12** .31** -.20** -
5. DEPERSON. -.10 -.56** -.38** .21** -
6. PER. ACOMP. .12 .63** .51** -.23** -.51** -
7. PERFORMANCE .10 .38** .19** -.31** -.19** .31** -
Note: All α ≥ .70

10. LOGO
4th. Branch (n=116)
Correlations
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. EI (4th.) -
2. VIGOR .21* -
3. DEDICATION .15** .58** -
4. EXHAUSTION -.27** .31** -.20** -
5. DEPERSON. -.19** -.56** -.38** .21** -
6. PERSONAL AC. .14 .63** .51** -.23** -.51** -
7. PERFORMANCE .16* .38** .19** -.31** -.19** .31** -

11. LOGO
1st. vs 4th. Branch (n=116)
Correlations
1 2 3
1. EI (1st.) -
2. EI (4th.) .39* -
3. Empathy* 21+ 57** -
*Empathy Quotient (Baron & Wheelwright, 2003)

12. LOGO
EI Assessment (Other surveys)
v POFA (Pictures of Facial Affect) Ekman & Fresen, 1976.
v JACBART (Japanese and Caucasian Brief Affect Recognition
Test) Matsumoto et. al, 2000.
v METT (Micro-expressions Training Tool) Ekman, 2004.
Roberts, 2006: Do not correlate* with the 1st scale of MSCEIT
… The MSCEIT method of rating the extend of emotions in a still
photo of a face seems to capture a different skill from multiple-
choice assessment of facial expression presented for only a
fraction of second (as in the JACBART)…
*Correlation ≅

13. LOGO

14. LOGO
Interviews… (n=97)
v This is the best assessment method I have
ever used.
v Is not very boring, not long, useful, etc.
BUT… (Respondents told me…)
1.- Pictures were not enough to make me feel…
2.- I was not very “involved” in the task (less than into
the other three)
3.- Probably in the next time I would answer
differently
4.- Honestly, I do not believe on its reliability

15. LOGO
Time Flows… Very quick!

16. LOGO
Speculations…
v Faces are NOT SPANISH… so the
Spanish population do not understand
their emotions
1.- This survey has been already tested by
Extremera & Berrocal, 2009.
2.- Facial expression of emotions is
universal (Ekman, 1970).
3.- The real problem was not about faces…

17. LOGO
Speculations…
v In the 21st. Century, pictures are not
enough. People don t feel anything by
pictures. We are used to other
technologies… it seems artificial…
- But, in other contexts pictures work… Or
not?
- Have you had similar problems?

18. LOGO
Speculations…
v An Emotionally Intelligent person is
not (only) a person who is able to
give the “right” answer…
- He/She must be able to find the answer at
the first attempt, and quickly.

19. LOGO
Conclusions…
v On the other hand, if the perception is
actually an important branch, and it needs to
be assessed, maybe I could design a new
assessment method for this branch.

20. LOGO
Conclusions…
v If I want to develop and implement an
intervention based on the four branches model,
I need to be sure that each branch is assessed
properly.
v An alternative could be forgetting the four
branches and focus just on the management of
emotions (the fourth branch).
v Thus, we should speak about the Management
of Emotions instead of the Emotional
Intelligence and the intervention should be
developed for increasing just this competence.

21. LOGO
Proposals…
v The importance of TIME
Control.
v Possibility for correcting/
changing answers
v Less artificial , more
dynamic .

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