ABSTRACT
Consensus is also clearly lacking regarding availability of instruments that accurately predict demonstration of EI competencies. Three tests that are currently used with arguable claims of some success are The Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT-MHS Multi-Health Systems), the BarOn EQ-i (Bar-On 1997) and the Emotional Competence Inventory – e.g., ECI360 (Hay Group 1999-2005). Because each test defines emotional intelligence differently – e.g. focusing in part or not on personality traits, cognitive abilities, and/or other arrays – users might not necessarily have just the one test to meet their needs. Additionally, making comparisons of different test results is not feasible as comparability is simply not possible: Some tests results are based on self-reporting models (e.g., the BarOn EQ-i); others incorporate observer input and self-reporting (e.g., the ECI360), and so on.
