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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.
Does a recently introduced ability scale adequately measure emotional intelligence (EI) skills? Using the Mayer–Salovey–Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT; J. D. Mayer, P. Salovey, & D. R. Caruso, 2002b), 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.
The past 12 years have seen a growing interest in emotional intelligence (EI), defined as a set of skills concerned with the processing of emotion-relevant information and measured with ability-based scales. A new ability test of EI, the...