Emotional Quotient Inventory: Youth (EQ-i Youth™)

Emotional intelligence has been identified as a critical skill in the 21^st century and especially as we continue progressing through the 4^th Industrial Revolution, how we interact is as important as what we can do. The first ever youth assessment to be based on the globally renowned EQ-i 2.0 model, the EQ-i Youth measures the level of emotional and social functioning in children and adolescents. How children and adolescents perceive and express themselves, develop and maintain social relationships, cope with challenges, and use emotional information in an effective and meaningful way are assessed in this world-class assessment developed with the South African context in mind. It is a useful tool that can be used to identify a student’s strengths and development areas in order to help that student to develop the skills needed for personal, scholastic, and social success.

ASSESSMENT SCALES

• Total Emotional Intelligence: Overall score providing insights into students’ overall EI functioning

• Self-Perception: Self-Regard, Self-Actualization, Emotional Self-Awareness

• Self-Expression: Emotional Expression, Assertiveness, Independence

• Interpersonal: Interpersonal Relationships, Empathy, Social Responsibility

• Decision Making (only in Adolescent form): Problem Solving, Reality Testing, Impulse Control

• Stress Management: Flexibility, Stress Tolerance, Optimism

• Well-Being Indicator: Happiness

AREAS OF APPLICATION

The EQ-i Youth can be used by HPCSA registered psychology professionals in educational environments to assess emotional health and assist students in coping with demands of school that could lead to underachievement, dropping out of school, and/or the possible development of emotional and behavioural problems.

REPORT OPTIONS

JUNIOR FORM

Practitioner Report: Aimed at the psychology professional, this comprehensive report provides the practitioner with the student’s response style, inconsistency index, positive and negative impression scores, omission rate, response distribution, their total EI and composite scores (excluding Decision Making), and Happiness indicator score. Item responses and an action/development plan are also included. 

Feedback Report: A simple interpretive report that explains the youth’s overall EI score and each of the five composite scores, together with their Happiness indicator to them. The feedback report also includes a teacher/parent resource page consisting of development tips to focus on at home or in class.

ADOLESCENT FORM

Practitioner Report: Aimed at the psychology professional, this comprehensive report provides the practitioner with the student’s response style, inconsistency index, positive and negative impression scores, omission rate, response distribution, composite scores, and subscale indicators. The youth’s Happiness indicator, item responses, and action plan are also included. 

Feedback Report: A simple interpretive report that explains the youth’s overall EI score, each of the five composite scores, each of the subscales, and their Happiness indicator to them, as well as development tips to focus on at home or in class.