Introduction

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Background

The SEI-YV is a validated psychometric assessment for youth ages 7-18. The online or paper-based tool is used to measure current levels of competence in the Six Seconds Model of Emotional Intelligence – set in the context of important life outcomes (called Life Barometers).

The SEI-YV is used with youth for educational or counseling/coaching purposes. It may be used with individuals, classes, or groups in schools, as well as in after school programs, in sports, and in other educational or therapeutic settings. When used appropriately, the report can help young people develop increased self-understanding and can become a starting point for helping youth make effective choices and set goals.

The SEI-YV was developed by Anabel Jensen, Ph.D., Six Seconds' Founding President, and Carina Fiedeldey-Van Dijk, Ph.D., former Six Seconds' Senior Research Scientist and President of ePsy Consultancy. The SEI-YV is based on the Six Seconds Model of Emotional Intelligence, which was developed by Anabel Jensen and Joshua Freedman. The SEI-YV is part of the set of SEI tools whose developers also include Massimiliano Ghini, Lorenzo Fariselli, and Federica Valentini. Key contributors to the growth and application of the SEI-YV also include Marsha Rideout, Karen McCown, Deborah Havert, Amy McConnell Franklin, Barbara Fatum, Alex Russell, and Susan Stillman.

Six Seconds, the publisher of the SEI tools, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with the purpose of supporting people to create positive change. First founded in California, USA, in 1997, the organization is now the biggest global Emotional Intelligence community in the world. The organization publishes scientific tools and development programs, and conducts training and consulting to improve outcomes in schools, businesses, families and communities worldwide.

Characteristics

Questionnaire: 58 items divided into two sections, “EQ” and “Barometers” Scales:

• Total EQ.

• Three pursuits of EQ – Know Yourself (Self-awareness), Choose Yourself (Self-management) and Give Yourself (Self-direction).

• Eight competencies of the Six Seconds EQ Model.

• Five important success factors called Life Barometers.

  Availability: Online, or on paper upon request and approval.

Purpose

• Classroom, school, and educational organizations (e.g., for assessment of whole-school social emotional learning)

• Research (e.g., for program validation or correlation of EQ and other attributes)

• Coaching and counseling (e.g., for developing holistic and actionable goals with individual youth and families)