Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT)

Background

The Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) is a widely used 33-item self-report questionnaire designed to measure general emotional intelligence (EI). The test was published by Nicole Schutte and colleagues in 1997 and is based on the Peter Salovey and John D. Mayer's (1990) three-branch model of EI: "Emotion Perception", "Emotion Utilization", "Emotion Management" (of self and others). The authors report an internal consistency (Cronbach Alpha) of 0.87 and retest-reliability of 0.78 of the scale.

Task Procedure

Participants answer 33 questions on 5-point Likert Scales with anchors ranging from "Strongly Disagree" (1) to "Strongly Agree" (5) with higher points reflecting the high EI response.

What it Measures

The Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) is a measure of Emotional Intelligence.

Psychological domains

• Emotional Intelligence: Ability to recognize, understand, and manage your own emotions
• Emotion Perception: Ability to accurately identify emotions in oneself and others
• Emotion Utilization: Capacity to harness emotions to facilitate various cognitive activities
• Emotion Management: Ability to regulate the emotion of the self and others

Main Performance Metrics

• Total: Sum of all question scores (Range: 33-165); the higher the score the higher the assessed EI

Psychiatric Conditions

The SSEIT is predominantly a research tool but has been used with clinical populations as well. The following patient groups tend to score lower on the SSEIT compared to healthy controls:

• Substance Use Disorders (SUD)
• Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
• ** Schizophrenia**
• Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

References

Search Google Scholar for peer-reviewed, published research using the Inquisit Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT).

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Schutte, N.S., Malouff, J.M., Hall, L.E., Haggerty, D.J., Cooper, J.T., Golden, C.J., & Dornheim, L. (1998). Development and validation of a measure of emotional intelligence. Personality and Individual Differences, 25, 167-177.

Schutte, N. S., Malouff, J. M., Bobik, C., Coston, T. D., Greeson, C., Jedlicka, C., Rhodes, E., ... Wendorf, G. (August 01, 2001). Emotional Intelligence and Interpersonal Relations. Journal of Social Psychology, 141, 4, 523-36.

Goldenberg, I., Matheson, K., & Mantler, J. (January 01, 2006). The assessment of emotional intelligence: a comparison of performance-based and self-report methodologies. Journal of Personality Assessment, 86, 1, 33-45.

Ng, K.-M., Chuang, W., Kim, D.-H., & Bodenhorn, N. (January 01, 2010). Factor Structure Analysis of the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Scale on International Students. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 70, 4, 695-709.

Kim, D.-H., Wang, C., & Ng, K.-M. (January 01, 2010). A Rasch Rating Scale Modeling of the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Scale in a Sample of International Students. Assessment, 17, 4, 484-496.