Measuring Emotional Intelligence With the MSCEIT V2.0

Mayer, John D.
Salovey, Peter
Caruso, David R.
Sitarenios, Gill

¹Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire
²Department of Psychology, Yale University
³Work-Life Strategies, New Canaan, Connecticut
⁴Research and Development, Multi-Health Systems, Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

⁵Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to John D. Mayer, Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Conant Hall, 10 Library Way, Durham, New Hampshire 03824. E-mail: [email protected].

The Mayer–Salovey–Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test, Version 2.0 (MSCEIT V2.0) is available from Multi-Health Systems (MHS) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada in booklet and Web-based formats. MHS scores the test on the basis of the standardization sample and expert criteria; researchers have the further option of developing their own independent norms. Researchers can obtain the MSCEIT through special arrangements with MHS, which has various programs to accommodate their needs.

We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Rebecca Warner and James D. A. Parker, who served as expert consultants concerning the structural equation models reported in this article. In addition, Terry Shepard was instrumental in preparing early versions of the tables.

Received Date: July 17, 2001; Revised Date: August 13, 2002; Accepted Date: August 15, 2002

Emotion 3(1):p 97-105, March 2003.

Does a recently introduced ability scale adequately measure emotional intelligence (EI) skills? Using the Mayer–Salovey–Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT; ), the authors examined (a) whether members of a general standardization sample and emotions experts identified the same test answers as correct, (b) the test's reliability, and (c) the possible factor structures of EI. Twenty-one emotions experts endorsed many of the same answers, as did 2,112 members of the standardization sample, and exhibited superior agreement, particularly when research provides clearer answers to test questions (e.g., emotional perception in faces). The MSCEIT achieved reasonable reliability, and confirmatory factor analysis supported theoretical models of EI. These findings help clarify issues raised in earlier articles published in Emotion.