Personality profiles

Emotional intelligence test: seven facets

Explore seven emotional skills, from recognising feelings to responding to other people.

  • 42 questions
  • 9 min
  • Free, no sign-up
  • Your pattern profile

Results on screen · no email

About this test

Rate 42 statements about showing warm and difficult feelings, noticing your own feelings, using feelings in decisions, noticing others’ joy and distress, and caring about others. Results show each of seven facets separately.

What this test looks at

  • Showing warm feelings · 6 statements
  • Showing difficult feelings · 6 statements
  • Noticing your own feelings · 6 statements
  • Letting feelings guide decisions · 6 statements
  • Catching other people's joy · 6 statements
  • Feeling other people's distress · 6 statements
  • Caring about how others are doing · 6 statements
Time
9 minutes
Questions
42
Result
a score for each pattern
Time frame
Describe yourself as you generally are now, not as you wish to be in the future.
Source
Selected public-domain IPIP items from Barchard's emotional-intelligence scales

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What this test adds

Seven separate facets show that expressing feelings, noticing them and responding to others can vary independently. Each facet describes a different habit.

A small next step

Choose one facet to observe for a week. Note a moment each day when it appeared, then compare your notes with the result.

Questions people ask

Is this an EQ score?

No. It is a self-report profile of seven emotional habits. Ability-based EQ tests ask you to solve emotion problems with correct answers.

Is it free?

Yes, with no email and no payment at any point, and no account is needed. Your answers and your result stay in this browser tab and are never sent to a server or stored.

How long does the emotional intelligence test take?

About nine minutes for 42 statements, each rated from very inaccurate to very accurate. There is no timer, so you can sit with a statement as long as you like.

Is a high score better?

No. The seven facets describe different habits, not better or worse levels. Read each in context; there is no combined total.

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