82 -0.32** -0.20** -0.27** -0.21** -0.18**
1 -0.42** -0.20** -0.42** -0.27** -0.17**
2 -0.38** -0.25** -0.18** -0.30** -0.31**
3
4 -0.48** -0.28** -0.40** -0.37** -0.19**
Study 1 (N = 365)
-0.49** -0.29** -0.39** -0.35** -0.26**
5 -0.44** -0.01 -0.49** -0.44** -0.04
6 -0.65** -0.06 -0.67** -0.64** -0.15**
7 -0.63** -0.05 -0.66** -0.62** -0.12
8 0.33** 0.08 0.34** 0.30** 0.08
9
10 0.43** 0.16* 0.42** 0.39** 0.09
Study 2 (N = 212)
-0.16* -0.06 -0.20** -0.05 -0.11
11
-0.07 -0.04 -0.05 0.01 -0.15*
12
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* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.00.
EI measures Perception and appraisal Control of emotions Use of emotions Understanding and reasoning Total EI Physical Health—ASSET Psychological health—ASSET General evaluation of health—GHQ 28 Anxiety—GHQ 28 Social dissatisfaction—GHQ 28 Depression—GHQ 28 Overall health score
Measures
43.13 87.80 85.90 91.27 308.10 — — 12.93 13.85 13.97 10.12 50.88
Mean 8.95 16.22 15.26 14.10 36.89 — — 4.25 4.02 3.95 3.97 13.48
SD
Males (N = 126)
47.23 82.60 76.70 93.11 299.73 — — 13.71 14.44 13.74 10.55 52.47
Mean 9.15 16.22 17.44 12.72 39.49 — — 3.90 4.24 3.52 4.26 12.84
SD
Females (N = 239)
Study 1 (N = 365)
Table III. Mean comparisons of main EI and health variables for both studies.
-4.10** 2.78** 4.92** -1.26 1.96* — — -1.74 -1.27 0.57 -0.94 -1.09
t
46.53 93.88 85.51 96.74 322.65 11.51 22.18 — — — — 33.68
Mean
9.73 22.97 21.89 16.06 55.67 3.60 7.29 — — — — 10.04
SD
Males (N = 57)
51.48 93.07 83.14 100.81 328.50 13.54 24.72 — — — — 38.25
Mean
8.89 21.72 19.63 11.96 42.81 4.19 7.78 — — — — 10.93
SD
Females (N = 155)
Study 2 (N = 212)
-3.50** 0.23 0.75 -1.74 -0.81 -3.23** -2.14* — — — — -2.75**
t
Note: 1, General evaluation of health; 2, Anxiety; 3, Social dissatisfaction; 4, Depression; 5, Overall health score—GHQ, 28; 6, Physical health; 7, Psychological health; 8, Overall health score—ASSET; 9, Frequency of planned exercise; 10, Time to relax; 11, Average daily number of cigarettes; 12, Average weekly number of alcohol units. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.
Total EI Perception and appraisal Control of emotions Use of emotions Understanding and reasoning
TEIQ scales
Table II. Intercorrelation matrix of EI, health and lifestyle variables.
I. Tsaousis and I. Nikolaou
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