General description

Individuals with high emotional comprehension will typically be self-aware of their emotions and how they affect others, will self-regulate their emotions to control their impulses, will pursue goals for personal reasons over rewards, will be empathic, will display high levels of social skills, and overall will be considered top performers. The DECI was developed by examining the common personality traits found in individuals with high emotional comprehension/literacy. It focuses on traits central to emotional intelligence, which is considered important to establish genuine personal and professional relationships with others.

Employees with high emotional comprehension typically work better as a team, are able to adjust to change and are flexible. A large survey supports that 71% of hiring managers said they valued an employee's emotional intelligence over their I.Q. A further 59% reported that they would not hire an exceptionally intelligent individual with low emotional intelligence.

Further reports highlight the positive relationship between high levels of emotional comprehension and high levels of wellbeing, happiness, positive attitudes and work conflict prevention and resolution.