“…A complete evaluation of the strengths and weakness of each model is provided elsewhere (Corcoran & Tormey, in press), however it should be noted that the Mayer and Salovey model of EI has a number of distinct strengths that make it suitable for work in this area. First, the more specific and limited focus of Salovey and Mayer on cognitive skills of processing emotional information means that their concept of EI measures something different than what is already measured through broad personalitytype variables (Mayer, Roberts, & Barsade, 2008;O'Connor & Little, 2003). Second, the MSCEIT tests a set of skills directly rather than relying on self-report or 360 oevaluation mechanisms, something which adds significantly to the sense that it is a valid measure (Dunning, Heath, & Suls, 2004).…”