Emotional Intelligence Case Study

Research Questions
1. Is there a difference in the MSCEIT scores of the emotional intelligence training program participants (experimental group) and the control group participants of this study prior to and after EI training?

2. Do personality traits such as Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, Openness to Experience make a difference in the total EI scores of the experimental group and the control group participants of this study prior to and after EI training?

3. Does social network context make a difference in the total EI scores of the experimental group and the control group participants of this study prior to and after EI training?

4. Have the EI scores (converting the Assessing Emotions Scale into an observer
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The first test introduced to measure EI as an ability was called the Multibranch Emotional Intelligence Scale. A newer version of this test, the MSCEIT was developed to improve the construct validity of MEIS. The MSCEIT assesses the four-branch model of EI (perceiving, using, understanding, and regulating emotions) with 141 items that are divided among 8 tasks (two for each branch). The test yields seven scores: one for each of the four branches, two area scores and a total EI score. The two area scores are termed: Experiential EI (branches 1 and 2 combined), and Strategic EI (branches 3 and 4 combined). According to Matthews (2002), “the MEIS/MSCIET provide an overall assessment of EI that has high internal reliability” as cited in (Mayer, Salovey, 2004a). New findings show that the MSCEIT correlates meaningfully with a variety of ability-based criteria of EI (Mayer, Salovey, & Caruso, 2012).

Personality Traits- Big Five Inventory (BFI)

Proposed study will use the BFI to measure extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness to experience. This has been developed by (John & Srivastava, 1999). This includes 44 items of measurement on a 5-point scale. Previous tested reliability of the BFI was typically ranged from 0.79 to 0.88 (Ong, Hee, & Hee, 2014).

Social Network Context – Assessing Emotions