Complete the Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) located below and answer the following..

Hand-score your total. Being sure to reverse score items #5, 28, and 33.

The population mean for Emotional Intelligence on this scale is around 133, with a standard deviation of +/- 13.

What was your total score? Compare your score to the mean and standard deviation range. What, if anything do you think this scale reveals about your Emotional Intelligence, and what are your reactions to where you fall relative to the general population?

Finally, as this is a self-report measure of Emotional Intelligence, have a close friend, family-member, or loved-one complete this based on their assessment of you. How do their responses differ (item by item; and overall composite)? Present a strategy for growth or improvement in order to bring the self-report scores in-line with the scores assigned by another person based on their perceptions & experience.

The Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT)

Instructions: Indicate the extent to which each item applies to you using the following scale: 1 = strongly disagree 2 = disagree 3 = neither disagree nor agree 4 = agree 5 = strongly agree

1. I know when to speak about my personal problems to others 2. When I am faced with obstacles, I remember times I faced similar obstacles and overcame them 3. I expect that I will do well on most things I try 4. Other people find it easy to confide in me 5. I find it hard to understand the non-verbal messages of other people* 6. Some of the major events of my life have led me to re-evaluate what is important and not important 7. When my mood changes, I see new possibilities 8. Emotions are one of the things that make my life worth living 9. I am aware of my emotions as I experience them 10. I expect good things to happen 11. I like to share my emotions with others 12. When I experience a positive emotion, I know how to make it last 13. I arrange events others enjoy 14. I seek out activities that make me happy 15. I am aware of the non-verbal messages I send to others 16. I present myself in a way that makes a good impression on others 17. When I am in a positive mood, solving problems is easy for me 18. By looking at their facial expressions, I recognize the emotions people are experiencing 19. I know why my emotions change 20. When I am in a positive mood, I am able to come up with new ideas 21. I have control over my emotions 22. I easily recognize my emotions as I experience them 23. I motivate myself by imagining a good outcome to tasks I take on 24. I compliment others when they have done something well 25. I am aware of the non-verbal messages other people send 26. When another person tells me about an important event in his or her life, I almost feel as though I have experienced this event myself 27. When I feel a change in emotions, I tend to come up with new ideas 28. When I am faced with a challenge, I give up because I believe I will fail* 29. I know what other people are feeling just by looking at them 30. I help other people feel better when they are down 31. I use good moods to help myself keep trying in the face of obstacles 32. I can tell how people are feeling by listening to the tone of their voice 33. It is difficult for me to understand why people feel the way they do*