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Multidimensional Emotional Intelligence Assessment (MEIA)
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WHAT IS THE MEIA?
The MEIA was designed to measure emotional intelligence (EI). Emotional
Intelligence allows individuals to
perceive, understand, regulate, and express emotions. The MEIA consists
of 150 items that assess 10 distinct facets
of emotional intelligence. The MEIA can be used to:
> Understand human behaviour and emotion
> Develop self-awareness and build critical people skills
> Assist with guidance and career counselling
> Conduct research in a wide variety of settings
THE BENEFITS OF USING THE MEIA?
DISTINCT: The MEIA is the only trait-based, self-report
measure of EI that captures all 10 facets of Salovey and
Mayer’s (1990) influential model of EI.
CONVENIENT: The MEIA can be administered in 20 minutes
on SIGMA’s online platform – SigmaTesting.com.
Reports are generated immediately. Results are presented
using graphs, numbers, scale descriptions and sample items
that are insightful and easy to understand.
SUPERIOR DEVELOPMENT: The MEIA was developed to overcome critical
shortcomings found in many popular
EI measures. Items were carefully developed, selected, and refined to
minimize the influence of response biases
that can significantly undermine the validity of test results. Unlike
other popular measures, the MEIA was designed
to reduce the effects of a) social desirability response bias (tendency
to present oneself in a favourable light) and b) acquiescence response
bias (tendency to positively endorse items even if not descriptive of
the self).
RELIABLE AND VALID: The MEIA is a reliable and valid measure of EI.
Experts have developed a comprehensive
pool of EI items that accurately and thoroughly capture the intended
meaning of the scales they measure.
WHAT DOES THE MEIA MEASURE?
Recognition of Emotion in Self
Regulation of Emotion in Self
Recognition of Emotion in Others
Regulation of Emotion in Others
Nonverbal Emotional Expression
Empathy
Intuition vs. Reason
Creative Thinking
Mood Redirected Attention
Motivating Emotions
The Multidimensional Emotional Intelligence Assessment (MEIA) is a
next-generation assessment of Emotional Intelligence (EI) with several
valuable
and unique qualities that distinguish it from more traditional
measures. The
MEIA is the only trait-based, self-report measure of EI
with distinct coverage
of all 10 components of Salovey and Mayer's
(1990) influential EI model. Furthermore, the methods of test
construction address important shortcomings found in many popular EI
assessments.
Applications
• Any application where a comprehensive, trait-based measure of EI is
needed.
• Research on emotional intelligence (EI).
• Guidance and career counseling.
Description
The items comprising the MEIA were carefully developed, selected, and
refined to minimize the influence of social desirability response bias
(tendency
to present the self in a favorable light) and acquiescence
response bias
(tendency to endorse personality statements as true of the
self), both of
which can seriously undermine the validity of test
results. It also contains an Infrequency scale to detect non-purposeful
responding.
Distinguishing Features
The test construction method used to develop the MEIA sets it apart from
other EI measures currently available on the market. Some of these
unique features include:
• Distinct coverage of all 10 facets of Salovey and Mayer's (1990)
influential
model of EI.
• Minimized susceptibility to socially desirable responding and
acquiescence response bias.
• Inclusion of an infrequency scale to detect non-purposeful (invalid)
responding.
• Documented content validity, structural validity, and incremental
validity.
• Also available in a workplace version - the Multidimensional Emotional
Intelligence Assessment - Workplace (MEIA-W) with norms based on over
600 working adults.
MEIA Dimensions
• Recognition of Emotion in the Self
• Regulation of Emotion in the Self
• Recognition of Emotion in Others
• Regulation in Emotion in Others
• Nonverbal Emotional Expression
• Empathy
• Intuition vs. Reason
• Creative Thinking
• Mood Redirected Attention
• Motivating Emotions
Norms
Currently, MEIA norms are based on the responses of 332 American College
students, representing a wide range of academic and career interests.
Additional normative data is being added monthly.
Reliability
Test-retest reliability coefficients, based on a 4 to 6 week interval
ranged from
.67 - .88, suggesting stability in test scores over time.
Internal consistency reliabilities (alpha) ranged from .75 - .85 for the
ten scales, indicating good
internal consistency.
Validity
A series of steps was taken to evaluate the validity of the MEIA scales.
First,
each item was judged by independent experts to be representative
of its
targeted scale, which supports the scales' content validity. As
well, every item
on each scale correlates more strongly with all other
items on the targeted
scale than with total scores on any other scale,
including Social Desirability.
EI scale scores correlated meaningfully
with relevant personality scale scores,
which supports convergent
validity. Also, EI scale scores were uncorrelated
with theoretically
unrelated personality scale scores, in support of discriminant validity.
Finally, EI scale scores showed low to moderate correlations with Social
Desirability.
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