Research

SEI Research

The SEI has been normed and validated internationally; over 28,000 people have taken the assessment, and several studies have shown the SEI to be an effective measure tied to important work and life outcomes.  Here is a selection:

SEI Technical Manual: Overview of validation and psychometric properties [PDF]

White Paper: Emotional Intelligence for Athletes’ Life Success. Among 30 retired members of the National Football League, there is a very strong correlation between EQ and “life success” (health, behavior). [PDF, slide highlights, press release]

White Paper: EQ and Success. SEI predicts 54.79% of critical success factors [White Paper] [Press Release] [PDF]

White Paper: EQ, Stress, and Performance in Healthcare: SEI predicts 60-80% of the variation in performance scores (higher for more senior team members). EQ seems to mitigate the negative effects of stress. [PDF, slides, and press release also available]

White Paper:  Leadership Success and Emotional Intelligence in the Middle East [White Paper] [PDF] [slide highlights]

White Paper: Optimism for Performance: Optimism on SEI predicts 17.9% of performance scores in high-tech company [PDF]

White Paper: Increasing EQ: 2-day training yields 7% gain in scores [PDF] [Press Release]

White Paper: EQ and Age: Age is slightly predictive of some aspects of emotional intelligence [PDF] [Article from SHRM] [Press Release] [Blog post]

Research Summary: Youth Emotional Intelligence Assessment – validity of SEI-YV and summary data on EQ predicting important life and school outcomes [PDF]

Journal Article: Differentiating emotional intelligence in leadership: Study of 3,305 employees shows that executives have higher levels of EQ (ie, emotional intelligence is predictive of job success) and that different levels of employees have different development needs.