MSCEIT 2
Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test
About the MSCEIT 2
Use the MSCEIT 2 to measure emotional intelligence ability
The MSCEIT 2 is the new (2025) version of the Mayer Salovey and Caruso emotional intelligence test (MSCEIT) which is an ability-based model of emotional intelligence (EI) supported by over 30 years of research.
This assessment uses 12 different interactive question types to measure your ability to be smart with and about emotions in four domains: perceiving emotions, connecting emotions to other sensations, understanding complex emotions and the causes and transitions between emotions, and managing emotional data, to make optimal decisions.
This approach views EI as a unique intelligence, where emotions and intelligence work together, rather than being separate, or at odds with one another.
MSCEIT 2 Model
The MSCEIT 2 model consists of 4 domains that combine to provide an overall sense of your ability to reason with emotions and about emotion-related information.
Perceiving Emotions:
The skills needed to perceive and accurately identify emotions in people and their environments.
Connecting Emotions:
The skills needed to connect physical and related sensations to emotional experiences and to use those experiences to assist thinking.
Understanding Emotions:
The skills needed to understand emotional information, including the meaning, causes, and changes in emotions.
Managing Emotions:
The skills needed to be open to your own emotions and those of other people, and the ability to reflectively manage emotions to make optimal decisions.
Benefits of MSCEIT 2
Provides practical development strategies based on an individual’s results, encouraging actionable insights
Based on extensive research, supporting its reliability and validity as an emotional intelligence tool
Uses an individual’s performance rather than their self-ratings, eliminating the impact of self-awareness and positive impression management
Customisable reports with easy to understand interpretation and additional information to dive deeper into an individual’s results
MSCEIT 2 Reports
The following MSCEIT 2 reports are available.
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​The MSCEIT 2 Client report is intended to be given to the participant to support their self-awareness and to provide strategies for emotional intelligence development. ​The MSCEIT 2 Coach report should only be used by a qualified MSCEIT 2 practitioner and provides additional information and comprehensive insights.​
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MSCEIT 2 Client Report ​​​
MSCEIT 2 Coach Report ​​​
