Psicothema 2006. Vol. 18, supl., pp. 34-41 www.psicothema.com

ISSN 0214 - 9915 CODEN PSOTEG Copyright © 2006 Psicothema

Measuring emotional intelligence with the Mayer-Salovery-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT)
Marc A. Brackett and Peter Salovey
Yale University

This manuscript examines the measurement instrument developed from the ability model of EI (Mayer and Salovey, 1997), the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT; Mayer, Salovey and Caruso, 2002). The four subtests, scoring methods, psychometric properties, reliability, and factor structure of the MSCEIT are discussed, with a special focus on the discriminant, convergent, predictive, and incremental validity of the test. The authors review associations between MSCEIT scores and important outcomes such as academic performance, cognitive processes, psychological wellbeing, depression, anxiety, prosocial and maladaptive behavior, and leadership and organizational behavior. Findings regarding the low correlations between MSCEIT scores and self-report measures of EI also are presented. In the conclusion the authors’ provide potential directions for future research on emotional intelligence. La medida de la inteligencia emocional con el Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT). Este artículo examina el instrumento de medida desarrollado desde el modelo de habilidad de IE (Mayer y Salovey, 1997), el Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT; Mayer, Salovey y Caruso, 2002). Brevemente, se presenta el modelo de cuatro ramas de IE. El artículo examina el MSCEIT, sus subescalas, el método de puntuación, las propiedades psicométricas, su fiabilidad y estructura factorial. Varios estudios han utilizado el MSCEIT y han demostrado la validez discriminante, convergente, predictiva e incremental del test. El instrumento muestra una validez discriminante