Emotion Awareness Questionnaire – EAQ
A self-report questionnaire designed to assess emotional awareness and emotional processing in children and adolescents.
Scale Development & Technical Details
Scale Overview
The Emotion Awareness Questionnaire – EAQ was developed by Rieffe, C., Meerum Terwogt, M., Petrides, K.V., Cowan, C., Miers, A.C., & Tolland, A. (2007). It is designed to measure Emotional Awareness. The scale is intended for use with Children and adolescents.
Scale Structure
This instrument consists of 30 items organized into 6 factors/subscales: Differentiating Emotions, Verbal Sharing of Emotions, Not Hiding Emotions, Bodily Awareness, Attending to Others’ Emotions, Analyses of Emotions.
| Factor / Subscale | Items | N |
|---|---|---|
| Differentiating Emotions | 1,7,13,19,24,29,30 | 7 |
| Verbal Sharing of Emotions | 2,8,14 | 3 |
| Not Hiding Emotions | 3,9,15,20,25 | 5 |
| Bodily Awareness | 4,10,16,21,26 | 5 |
| Attending to Others' Emotions | 5,11,17,22,27 | 5 |
| Analyses of Emotions | 6,12,18,23,28 | 5 |
Response Format
Respondents rate each item using a custom response format.
Response anchors: 0 = not true, 1 = sometimes true, 2 = true.
The scale includes 20 reverse-scored items to reduce acquiescence bias.
Scoring
Items are scored by subscale, with each subscale sum representing a distinct dimension.
Total scores range from 0 to 60. Interpretation guidelines:
- Low Emotional Awareness: 0 – 20
- Moderate Emotional Awareness: 21 – 40
- High Emotional Awareness: 41 – 60
Psychometric Properties
Internal Consistency: The scale has demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency with reported Cronbach’s alpha values of Cronbach's alpha ranges from 0.64 to 0.77 across subscales.
Administration
The scale is self-administered and typically takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. It can be administered individually or in group settings. No special training is required for administration.