Part V: creating the EQ-i 2.0 and EQ 360 2.0

EQ-i 2.0 Stages of Development

Development of the EQ-i (1997, 2004)

This section details the stages of development3 for the EQ-i leading up to its release in 1997, and encapsulates changes through 2004. The EQ-i has been evolving since 1988, continuing up until the present revision of the EQ-i 2.0. The EQ-i was originally constructed to examine the determining factors of positive psychological well-being. It was based on the definition of emotional intelligence being a set of non-cognitive competencies and skills that influence one’s ability to succeed in coping with environmental demands (Bar-On, 1997).