Location
Mayer, J.D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D.R. (2002). Mayer/C0Salovey /C0Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT):
User’s manual. Toronto, Ontario: Multi-Health Systems, Inc.
Results and Comments
The MSCEIT has been used in organizational, educational, clinical, social, and health settings. It is important
to keep in mind that research has yet to overcome the challenges associated with measuring and scoring
emotion-related skills objectively, in a way that resembles more established domains of intelligence. It is also
uncertain that the underlying model, which has been used as a basis for several other EI measures, covers a par-
ticular ability dimension comprehensively (for a more detailed discussion of these and other issues, see Brody,
2004; Maul, 2012; and Roberts, Schulze, & MacCann, 2008 ). Future research needs to test and, if necessary, modify
the ability EI model underlying the MSCEIT and other measures.
MSCEIT SAMPLE ITEMS
What mood(s) might be helpful to feel when figuring
out what caused a fight among three young children?
Each of the three young children is telling a different
story about how the fight started. Figuring out what
happened requires attending to the details of the stories
and weighing many facts.
Not Useful/Useful
a.happiness 1 2 3 4 5
b.surprise 1 2 3 4 5
c.sadness 1 2 3 4 5
A feeling of concern most closely combines the emo-
tions of _____________.
a.love, anxiety, surprise, anger
b.surprise, pride, anger, fearc.acceptance, anxiety, fear, anticipation
d.fear, joy, surprise, embarrassment
e.anxiety, caring, anticipation
Imagine you are feeling loud, large, delicate, and
bright green. How much is that feeling like each of the
following?
Not Alike/Very Much Alike
a.excited 1 2 3 4 5
b.jealous 1 2 3 4 5
c.afraid 1 2 3 4 5
Notes : The MSCEIT is commercially available through
MHS ( www.mhs.com ), with discounts offered to
researchers.
Reproduced with permission.
Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale (LEAS)
(Lane et al., 1990 ).
Variable
The LEAS focuses on the awareness of one’s own and others’ emotions, which are key factors in the majority
of EI models. The LEAS assesses the five levels of emotional awareness identified in Lane and Schwartz’s (1987)
cognitive-developmental theory: bodily sensations, action tendencies, single emotions, blends of emotions,
and combinations of blends. This model provides a framework explaining individual differences in the experi-
ence and expression of emotions, emphasizing structure over content. The original LEAS preceded the burst
of research on EI and, thus, was not initially considered a measure of this more general construct. However,
more recent articles have situated the construct assessed with the LEAS within the dimensional boundaries of
ability EI (e.g., Igarashi et al., 2011; Veirman et al., 2011 ).
Description
LEAS
The LEAS is a paper-pencil performance questionnaire, which presents 20 interpersonal, emotion-evoking
situations, each of which is described in two to four sentences and involves two persons. The scenes are selected
to elicit four types of emotion (anger, fear, happiness, and sadness), which increase in their level of complexity.
The respondent is asked to describe how s/he would feel in that situation and how the other person might feel387 ABILITY EI MEASURES
III. EMOTION REGULATION