Relationships between components of emotional intelligence and physical pain in alcohol-dependent patients

Figures & data

Table 1 Comparison of alcohol-dependent patients with moderate/severe and without or mild physical pain

	No/mild physical pain (n=80)	Moderate/severe physical pain (n=23)	p-value
Age (years)	43.71 (12.48)	45.0 (9.3)	0.89
Gender (males/females)	59/19	18/4	0.38
Education (number of classes completed)	12.39 (2.74)	10.65 (2.68)	0.01
Severity of depressive symptoms (BDI)	16.92 (10.62)	22.91 (11.10)	0.02
Severity of anxiety symptoms	0.69 (0.62)	1.26 (0.96)	0.001
Neuroticism	25.22 (7.89)	29.91 (5.59)	0.01
SSEITR	37.78 (5.34)	33.77 (5.37)	0.003
SSEITA	19.38 (3.46)	18.41 (2.94)	0.23
SSEITU	14.97 (2.18)	13.77 (2.69)	0.03
SSEITS	18.33 (2.91)	16.91 (2.91)	0.05

Notes: The categorical values are presented as numbers. Parametric variables are presented as mean and standard deviation. P-values <0.05 are shown in bold.

Abbreviations: BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; SSEIT_A, Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test – appraisal of emotions; SSEIT_R, Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test – mood regulation; SSEIT_S, Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test – social skills; SSEIT_U, Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test – utilization of emotions.

Table 2 Multivariate model of logistic regression analysis for the prediction of moderate/severe physical pain in alcohol-dependent patients

	OR (95% CI)	p-value
SSEITR	0.83 (0.70–0.99)	0.04
SSEITU	1.05 (0.78–1.42)	0.75
Age	1.02 (0.96–1.08)	0.56
Gender	1.78 (0.28–4.90)	0.82
Education	0.76 (0.59–0.99)	0.04
Neuroticism	0.99 (0.88–1.12)	0.95
Severity of anxiety symptoms	2.91 (1.11–7.62)	0.03
Severity of depressive symptoms	0.95 (0.88–1.03)	0.21

Notes: Model: R² (Nagelkerke)=0.31. Chi-square=20.48; df=8; p=0.009.

Abbreviations: SSEIT_R, Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test – mood regulation; SSEIT_U, Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test – utilization of emotions.

Figure 1 Mood regulation as a mediator of the relationship between depression and pain.

Notes: The values in the figure are unstandardized path coefficients. *p<0.05, and ***p<0.001.

Figure 2 Mood regulation as a mediator of the relationship between anxiety and pain.

Notes: The values in the figure are unstandardized path coefficients. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, and ***p<0.001.