Emotional Intelligence Scale – Chinese Version

Since the publication of Goleman’s “Emotional Intelligence,” the term has become familiar to many. Emotional intelligence is generally defined as an individual’s ability to perceive, understand, regulate, and utilize their own and others’ emotions adaptively. While sometimes viewed as a capacity (or intelligence) and at other times as a personality trait, researchers believe that emotional intelligence plays a crucial role in individuals’ success in real life. Studies by Wang Cai-kang et al. found a significant negative correlation between emotional intelligence and anxiety and depression among college students, indicating that students with higher emotional intelligence scores tend to have lower levels of anxiety and depression; conversely, those with lower scores may experience higher levels of these issues. Anxiety and depression are important indicators of individual mental health; thus, these findings suggest that emotional intelligence has a substantial impact on psychological well-being. This research also found a significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence and positive emotions, while a significant negative correlation with negative emotions. In other words, students with high emotional intelligence are more likely to have a good mood and experience fewer negative moods. By integrating these findings, we can conclude that emotional intelligence has a positive effect on emotions and mood.

Wang Cai-kang et al.
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To investigate the role of emotional intelligence in the mental health of college students and its correlation with anxiety, depression, and emotional states.

Research conducted varied from 2000 to 2022.

The MSCEIT series of tests can generate an overall emotional intelligence score, an experiential score, and a strategic score, including four dimensional scores: 情绪感知 (Emotion Perception), 情绪利用 (Emotion Utilization), 情绪理解 (Emotion Understanding), and 情绪管理 (Emotion Management).
The Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS), developed by Schutte et al. in 1998, measures individuals’ abilities to perceive, understand, express, control, manage, and utilize emotions in themselves and others.

Respondents are instructed to carefully read each statement and mark the corresponding number that reflects their personal situation. Responses are on a scale from 1 to 5:
1. 完全不符合 (Completely Disagree)
2. 比较不符合 (Disagree)
3. 不清楚 (Not Sure)
4. 比较符合 (Agree)
5. 完全符合 (Completely Agree)

The internal consistency coefficient of the EIS was found to be 0.90, with a test-retest reliability of 0.78 after two weeks. In China, the translated EIS demonstrated good reliability and validity (validity value α = 0.84).

The EIS assesses the following areas of emotional intelligence:
– 情绪感知 (Emotion Perception)
– 情绪利用 (Emotion Utilization)
– 情绪理解 (Emotion Understanding)
– 情绪管理 (Emotion Management)

In terms of emotional intelligence theories from Salovey and Mayer:
1. **1990**:
– 自我的言语、自我的非言语、他人的非言语知觉、他人的移情 (Self-verbalization, self-nonverbal, perception of others’ nonverbal cues, empathy towards others)
– 自我和他人情绪调节能力 (Ability to regulate emotions in oneself and others)
– 计划灵活性、创造性思维、改变注意方向、动机形成 (Planning flexibility, creative thinking, shifting attention focus, motivation development)

2. **1997**:
– 感知、表达和评估情绪 (Perceiving, expressing, and evaluating emotions)
– 情绪促进思维 (Emotions facilitating thought)
– 理解情绪和情绪知识 (Understanding emotions and emotional knowledge)
– 调控情绪以促进情绪和智力发展 (Regulating emotions to enhance emotional and intellectual growth)

3. **2000**:
– 识别、评价和表达情绪的能力 (Ability to identify, evaluate, and express emotions)
– 情绪促进思维的能力 (Ability to facilitate thought with emotions)
– 理解、分析和利用情绪的能力 (Ability to understand, analyze, and utilize emotions)
– 情绪调节能力 (Ability to regulate emotions)

Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health, College Students, Anxiety, Depression

1. 我知道与别人谈论私人问题的恰当时机。
2. 当我面对某种困难时，我能够回忆起在面对同样的困难时我是如何战胜它的。
3. 我希望我能够做好我想做的大多数事情。
4. 别人很容易信赖我。
5. 我觉得我很难理解别人的肢体语言。
6. 生活中经历的一些大事让我重新审视什么重要什么不重要。
7. 心境好的时候我就会看到新的希望。
8. 情绪是决定我们生活是否有意义的重要因素之一。
9. 我能清楚地意识到自己的情绪变化。
10. 我希望能够有好的事情发生。
11. 我喜欢与别人分享自己的情感。
12. 情绪好的时候，我知道如何把它延长。
13. 安排有关事情，我尽量使别人感到满意。
14. 我喜欢做能使自己感到高兴的事情。
15. 我很清楚我传递给别人的肢体动作或表情的含义。
16. 我尽量做得好一些，使别人对我的印象好一些。
17. 当我心情好的时候，解决问题对我来说很容易。
18. 通过观察面部表情，我可以辨别他人的情绪。
19. 我知道自己情绪变化的原因。
20. 心情好时，我能思路大开，想出很多新点子。
21. 我能控制自己的情绪。
22. 我很清楚自己某一刻的情绪。
23. 做一项任务时我会想象自己把它完成得很圆满，以激励自己。
24. 别人在某方面做得很好时，我会称赞他。
25. 我能理解别人传递给我的肢体动作或表情的含义。
26. 当别人告诉我他人生中经历的某件重要事情时，我感觉好像发生在自己身上一样。
27. 当我感到情绪变化时，就会涌现出一些新颖的想法。
28. 一想到可能会失败，我就会退却。
29. 我只需看几眼就知道别人情绪的好坏。
30. 当别人消沉时，我能够帮助他，使他感觉好一些。
31. 我能以良好的情绪来面对困难的挑战。
32. 我能通过别人讲话的语调判断他当时的情绪。
33. 我很难理解别人的想法和感受。

1. I know the appropriate time to discuss personal issues with others.
2. When I face a certain difficulty, I can recall how I overcame a similar difficulty in the past.
3. I hope I can do most of the things I want to do well.
4. Others find it easy to trust me.
5. I find it difficult to understand others’ body language.
6. Significant events in life make me reevaluate what is important and what is not.
7. When I am in a good mood, I see new hope.
8. Emotions are one of the important factors that determine whether our lives are meaningful.
9. I am clearly aware of changes in my emotions.
10. I hope good things will happen.
11. I like to share my feelings with others.
12. When I am in a good emotional state, I know how to prolong it.
13. When organizing matters, I try to make others feel satisfied.
14. I like to do things that make me happy.
15. I am very clear about the meaning of the body language or expressions I convey to others.
16. I try to do better so that others have a good impression of me.
17. When I am in a good mood, solving problems is easy for me.
18. By observing facial expressions, I can identify others’ emotions.
19. I know the reasons behind my emotional changes.
20. When I am in a good mood, I can generate many new ideas.
21. I can control my emotions.
22. I am very clear about my emotions at any given moment.
23. When doing a task, I imagine finishing it perfectly to motivate myself.
24. I will praise others when they do well in a certain aspect.
25. I can understand the body language or expressions that others convey to me.
26. When others tell me about an important event in their lives, I feel like it happened to me as well.
27. When I feel an emotional change, new ideas will emerge.
28. Just thinking about potential failure makes me retreat.
29. I can tell others’ emotions at a glance.
30. When others are down, I can help them feel better.
31. I can face difficult challenges with a good mood.
32. I can judge someone’s emotional state by the tone of their speech.
33. I find it hard to understand others’ thoughts and feelings.

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