The types of emotional intelligence
There is no single agreed list. The phrase usually means one of three things: the four domains of emotional intelligence, the split between trait and ability EQ, or the original five components Goleman named.
Three things "types" can mean
Searches for "types of emotional intelligence" land on three different framings, and confusing them is where most of the muddle comes from. The first is a map of what is measured: the four domains, reading and handling emotion in yourself and in others. The second is a split in how it is measured: trait versus ability, self-description versus scored performance. The third is a historical list of components. None of the three is a set of personality types you are sorted into; each is a way of dividing one skill.
The four domains, and the original five
The arrangement popularised by Daniel Goleman is usually drawn as four domains. His original list had five parts, with motivation as its own entry before it was folded into handling yourself. So "the five types" and "the four types" are the same territory counted two ways, not two rival theories, and the pages linked above take each apart.
Why the split matters more than the count
The division that carries real weight is not four domains versus five; it is trait versus ability. The two traditions agree surprisingly weakly, which is why a report should keep self-report and performance as separate tracks rather than fusing them, and why two tests can hand you two numbers. Ours keeps them apart on purpose. The test is free to take.
The rest of this family
Each page here covers one part of the territory: the map starts at what emotional intelligence is.
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