In Brazil, scientific studies on Emotional Intelligence (EI) are being realized only during the last two decades. This article is a bibliographic survey of brazilian scientific journals cited at INDEX PSI, LILACS, PEPSIC and SCIELO. A total of 37 national publications where found: 12 theoretical articles and 25 empirical, 6 of which were qualitative studies. Seven of the 19 quantitative studies were dedicated to the validation of EI instruments, with no correlation to other constructs. The results of this survey suggest the need of complementary studies in Brazil, especially studies that assess the relation with other relevant constructs in social, educational and clinical contexts.
Emotional Intelligence; MSCEIT; tests of emotional intelligence
