Existential Intelligence Scale and its Implications for Preliminary Assessment of Existential Neurosis

This study aims to broaden the view of intelligence beyond the pre-existing notions or categories that include academic-specific domains. The Existential Intelligence Scale (EIS) attempts to measure the extent to which an individual allows themselves to venture into the realm of introspection about elements related to it like death, origins, existence, etc. This scale was made due to the author’s dissatisfaction with pre-existing existential scales, The scale was found to be internally consistent and had significant correlations with Depression and Stress on the DASS-21, but not with Anxiety. The limitations and scope for further research are also discussed.