Emotional Intelligence Test for Adolescents - Development of a Russian-language Methodology

This paper describes the adaptation of the MSCEIT–YRV (Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test–Youth Research Version) task methodology for assessing the level of development of emotional intelligence (EI) in adolescents in a Russian-language sample. Nine hundred ninety-six adolescents aged 10 to 17 years (430 boys and 566 girls, mean age of 13.3 years) took part in the adaptation and psychometric testing of the methodology. The test assesses the overall level of development of EI, the experiential and strategic domains, and the four EI abilities (emotion recognition, facilitation of thought, emotion understanding, and emotion management). The main psychometric measures of reliability and validity of the MSCEIT-YRV meet the standardisation requirements of the test. The paper also presents the development and standardisation of the Russian-language test for the assessment of adolescents' EI (EIT - A). The test has two versions: for adolescents aged 10-13 years and 14-17 years. The versions have the same structure and number of questions but differ in the visual and textual stimulus material and language. MSCEIT-YRV and EIT (Emotional Intelligence Test for adults) were the prototypes for the new EIT - A methodology. The theoretical basis of the EIT - A methodology is the EI ability model by J. Mayer, P. Salovey, D. Caruso, and R. Plutchik's psychoevolutionary theory of emotions.