Gender differences in EQ-i and EQ-i:YV scoresDate of publication: 08/07/2007 This section is still being developed but will eventually contain complete summaries of studies that have examined gender differences in EQ-i and EQ-i:YV scores. In the meantime, I have summarized the key studies that I am aware of. Should you wish to share findings from a study that you have conducted or have detailed information on studies that others have conducted focusing on this topic, please use the template provided above for summarizing this study and email it to us (info@reuvenbaron.org). You are invited to provide results that confirm or refute these findings and help us understand this area better. An analysis of variance of the North American normative sample (n=3,831) was conducted to examine the effect of gender on EQ-i scores [Bar-On, 1997b]. With respect to gender, no differences have been revealed between males and females regarding overall emotional-social intelligence. However, statistically significant gender differences do exist for a few of the factors measured by the EQ-i, but the effects are small for the most part. Based on the North American normative sample [Bar-On, 1997b], females appear to have stronger interpersonal skills than males, but the latter have a higher intrapersonal capacity, are better at managing emotions and are more adaptable than the former. More specifically, the Bar-On model reveals that women are more aware of emotions, demonstrate more empathy, relate better interpersonally and are more socially responsible than men. On the other hand, men appear to have better self-regard, are more self-reliant, cope better with stress, are more flexible, solve problems better, and are more optimistic than women. Similar gender patterns have been observed in almost every other population sample that has been examined with the EQ-i. Men's deficiencies in interpersonal skills, when compared with women, could explain why psychopathy is diagnosed much more frequently in men than in women; and significantly lower stress tolerance amongst women may explain why women suffer more from anxiety-related disturbances than men [American Psychiatric Association, 1994]. To summarize the above findings, the Bar-On model reveals that females are more aware of emotions than males while the latter are more adept at managing emotions than the former.
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