Table 2.

Brief interpretation of obtained score in each dimension of the ESQ

Dimension	High score	Low score
Outlook	Individuals high on this dimension are generally upbeat and good at seeing the silver lining in every cloud.	Individuals low on this dimension may experience joy, but their joys dissipate fast. They have a tendency towards gloominess and pessimism.
Resilience	Individuals high on this dimension can recover from setbacks and bounce back from challenges relatively easily and rapidly.	Individuals low on this dimension are slow to recover from adversity, and are often crippled by it.
Sensitivity to context	Individuals high on this dimension know how to modify their responses to the implicit rules and expectations that govern different social situations.	Individuals low on this dimension are at times insufficiently sensitive to the surrounding context and their behavior can be judged as inappropriate by others.
Social Intuition	Individuals high on this dimension are acutely sensitive to the emotional states of others.	Individuals low on this dimension, have a difficult time reading other individuals’ emotions.
Self-awareness	Individuals high on this dimension are conscious of their thoughts and feelings and are attuned to the messages that their body sends them.	Individuals low on this dimension are less sensitive to their internal signals and may experience confusion about the nature of their emotions.
Attention	Individuals high on this dimension have a sharp and clear focus.	Individuals low on this dimension get easily captured by other attention-grabbing stimuli in the environment.