Appendix A: Standardization, Reliability, and Validity Tables

Table A.25. Correlations between EQ-i 2.0 and Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test - Expert Consensus Scores: Task Scores

The following table illustrates correlations between the EQ-i 2.0 Total EI score, composite scales, and subscales, and the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT; Task Scores). Values range from -1.00 to +1.00; values close to -1.00 represent an inverse relationship between scores on the two scales, values close to +1.00 represent a direct relationship, and values close to zero represent a lack of a relationship. The correlations close to zero found between most of the MSCEIT scores (see Standardization, Reliability, and Validity) and the EQ-i 2.0 support the validity of the EQ-i 2.0.

EQ-i 2.0 Scale

MSCEIT Task Score
Experiential Strategic
Perceiving Emotions Facilitating Thought Understanding Emotions Managing Emotions
Faces Pictures Sensation Facilitation Changes Blends Emotional Management Emotional Relations

Total EI

.17 -.03 .18 .10 -.10 .00 .09 .16

Self-Perception Composite

.10 -.04 .15 .13 -.11 -.04 .02 .11
Self-Regard
.10 -.03 .05 .08 -.20 -.11 -.04 .02
Self-Actualization
.07 -.06 .12 .08 -.09 -.10 .03 .14
Emotional Self-Awareness
.10 .00 .27 .24 .05 .19 .10 .15

Self-Expression Composite

.12 -.10 .09 .04 -.12 .01 .03 .14
Emotional Expression
.17 -.11 .17 .16 -.11 .07 .12 .16
Assertiveness
.01 -.06 .03 -.10 -.10 -.05 -.06 -.01
Independence
.08 -.05 -.02 .00 -.07 -.01 -.01 .16

Interpersonal Composite

.12 -.13 .18 .05 -.13 -.01 .14 .07
Interpersonal Relationships
.05 -.16 .03 .02 -.26 -.17 .02 -.02
Empathy
.12 -.10 .25 .04 -.04 .11 .24 .12
Social Responsibility
.17 -.05 .23 .07 .02 .08 .12 .11

Decision Making Composite

.29 .11 .22 .14 .03 .10 .15 .24
Problem Solving
.22 .00 .04 .06 .03 .03 .14 .22
Reality Testing
.17 .11 .26 .17 .00 .08 .02 .11
Impulse Control
.24 .13 .19 .07 .03 .11 .16 .18

Stress Management Composite

.11 .04 .13 .07 -.08 -.02 .07 .15
Flexibility
.05 .01 -.02 .00 -.06 .05 .02 .14
Stress Tolerance
.05 .09 .18 .05 .06 -.01 .04 .11
Optimism
.15 .01 .13 .10 -.18 -.07 .09 .12

Happiness

.20 .03 .12 .04 -.11 -.07 .08 .14

Note.  N = 107.  MSCEIT = Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (Mayer et al., 2002). Correlations of .19 and above significant at p < .05, correlations of .25 and above significant at p < .01. Guidelines for evaluating r are .10 = small, .30 = medium, .50 = large.