The BarOn Emotional Quotient

Paper Summary:

The paper relates that the BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory is described as the most useful emotional quotient inventory available to date. The manufacturer describes this test as measuring an individual's ability to deal with everyday demands and pressures. The paper explains that the scales range from the identification of very high functioning individuals who have no difficulty with issues of compassion or empathy, to those who appear to have significant difficulty in harnessing emotional awareness and developing social skills. The paper discusses how the test appears to be clinically and statistically valid in identifying individual strengths and weaknesses.

Outline:
The Tool
Uses for the Tool
Theory of Emotional Intelligence From a Pathophysiologic Standpoint
Definition of Emotional Intelligence
Clinical Applications for Measures of Emotional Intelligence
Other Emotional Intelligence Scales Which are Available
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"It has been the tradition in psychological assessments to often attempt to predict a clients' ability to succeed in life by evaluating cognitive ability with things like intelligence testing. As the field of psychological testing continues to become more refined, it has been noted that often times, as well as the assessment of measures of pure intelligence, it is often times useful for individuals to have their emotional intelligence measured as well. To this means, there have been developed several instruments which measure emotional intelligence. It should be noted that not all of these tests are considered to be statistically valid by researchers and still require validation."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Goleman, Daniel. (1995) Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam,
• Mayer, J.D., and P. Salovey. (1997) What Is Emotional Intelligence? In Emotional Development, Emotional Literacy, and Emotional Intelligence: Implications for Educators, edited by P. Salovey and D. Sluyter. New York: Basic Books,
• Mayer, J.D., Caruso, D. R., & Salovey, P. (2000). Selecting a measure of emotional intelligence: The case for ability testing. In R. Bar-On & J. D. A. Parker (Eds.). Handbook of emotional intelligence (pp. 320-342). New York: Jossey-Bass.
• Bar-On, R. & Parker, D. A. (2000). Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory: Youth Version, Technical Manual. North Tonawanda, New York: Multi-Health Systems.
• Fannin, B. E. (2002). The contributions of emotional intelligence to academic achievement and production. Dissertation Abstracts International, 62, 12-A.

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