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    Development and Validation of the Emotional and Self-Awareness Questionnaire: A Measurement of Emotional Intelligence.

    This is an interesting study regarding the Emotional Self-Awareness Inventory (ESQ) is a questionnaire which assesses:
    * Self-Awareness (Identifying Emotions, Self-Reflection),
    * Social Awareness (Empathy),
    * Self-Management (Managing Emotions, Adaptability, Motivation, Self-Regard, Self-Efficacy), and
    * (Social Skills (Networking, Mentoring, and Influence)."

    To measure the validity of ESQ, an online questionnaire was administered to participants in a one unit of participation in experiments for credit undergraduate psychology course. "Face validity and intelligibility were tested through repeated administration at universities in the United States and Canada.

    Various EQ assessments are discussed. The validity of two distinct measurements of EQ, (Ability and Mixed Model) were criticized. These models are illustrated in the following table.
    Measurement Assessment Challenge
    Ability Model
    Salovey and Mayer (1990) Individual abilities of perception of emotion, knowledge of emotions, and management of emotions using specific tasks such as examining pictures, drawing parallels between emotion and physical sensation, and describing how emotions change and the way people manage their own and others' emotions. Mayer-Salovey Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT Version 2; Emotional experiences are inherently subjective and therefore are not amenable to objective scoring criteria or the use of consensual solutions to conclude what is a "correct response"
    Mixed Model
    or Trait EI Dispositional tendency that can be assessed via a questionnaire rather then by performance tasks. Outlines five components of EQ: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Adaptability, Stress Management, and General Mood. Bar-On's (1997) Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i), Criticized for adopting a "kitchen sink" approach, including separate personality constructs (e.g., optimism) under an ever-expanding conceptual umbrella


    The following key terms found in the article with definitions from Wikipedia.


    Alexithymia is the inability to identify and describe emotions in the self and is characterized as dysfunction in emotional awareness, social attachment, and interpersonal relating.


    Killian, K. D. (2012). DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE EMOTIONAL SELF-AWARENESS QUESTIONNAIRE: A MEASURE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 38(3), 502-14. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1039642898?accountid=13758

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