Trait emotional intelligence profiles of students from different university faculties

Figures & data

Table I. Internal consistencies for the trait EI factors and global score (N = 512)

	High scorers perceive themselves as …	M (SD)	α
Wellbeing		5.02 (.94)	.86
Self-esteem	… successful and self-confident.
Trait happiness	… cheerful and satisfied with their lives.
Trait optimism	… confident and likely to “look on the bright side” of life.
Self-control		4.21 (.76)	.75
Emotion control	… capable of controlling their emotions.
Stress management	… capable of withstanding pressure and regulating stress.
Impulsiveness (low)	… reflective and less likely to give into their urges.
Emotionality		5.01 (.72)	.76
Emotion perception (self and others)	… clear about their own and other people's feelings.
Emotion expression	… capable of communicating their feelings to others.
Relationships	… capable of having fulfilling personal relationships.
Trait empathy	… capable of taking someone else's perspective.
Sociability		4.72 (.72)	.76
Social awareness	… accomplished networkers with excellent social skills.
Emotion management (others)	… capable of influencing other people's feelings.
Assertiveness	… forthright, frank, and willing to stand up for their rights.
Adaptability^†	… flexible and willing to adapt to new conditions.
Self-motivation^†	… driven and unlikely to give up in the face of adversity.
Global trait EI		4.72 (.59)	.92
Notes: EI = emotional intelligence.
^†These facets feed directly into the global trait EI score without going through any factor.

Table II. ANOVA of global trait EI vs. faculty and gender

Source	df	F	p	η^2
Faculty	4	2.92*	.02	.15
Gender	1	.45	.50	.03
Faculty × Gender	4	.91	.45	.08
Notes: EI = emotional intelligence.
*p < .05.

Table III. ANOVA of the trait EI factors vs. faculty and gender

Source	DV	df	F	η^2	p
Faculty	Wellbeing	4	2.28*	.13	.047
	Self-control	4	2.79*	.14	.026
	Emotionality	4	4.09**	.17	.003
	Sociability	4	.98	.08	.413
Gender	Wellbeing	1	.58	.03	.446
	Self-control	1	8.92**	.13	.003
	Emotionality	1	.28	.02	.596
	Sociability	1	1.23	.05	.267
Faculty × Gender	Wellbeing	4	.73	.08	.566
	Self-control	4	2.20	.13	.067
	Emotionality	4	3.18*	.15	.013
	Sociability	4	.43	.06	.783
Notes: DV = dependent variable; EI = emotional intelligence.
*p < .05, **p < .01.

Table IV. TEIQue descriptives vs. faculty and gender

	Wellbeing			Self-control			Emotionality			Sociability			Global
	M	F	Total	M	F	Total	M	F	Total	M	F	Total	M	F	Total
Technical sciences (53M/20F)
M	4.99	4.82	4.95	4.52	3.85	4.34	4.77	4.63	4.73	4.74	4.44	4.66	4.74	4.46	4.66
SD	0.82	0.94	0.85	0.65	0.74	0.74	0.60	0.59	0.59	0.68	0.55	0.66	0.52	0.53	0.53
Natural sciences (38M/27F)
M	5.05	5.04	5.04	4.39	4.48	4.43	5.06	4.71	4.92	4.70	4.72	4.71	4.80	4.70	4.76
SD	1.22	1.09	1.16	0.79	0.66	0.74	0.76	0.78	0.78	0.85	0.71	0.79	0.69	0.60	0.65
Social sciences (72M/219F)			5.06
M	5.10	5.05	5.06	4.36	4.07	4.14	4.91	5.18	5.11	4.82	4.72	4.75	4.74	4.74	4.74
SD	0.78	0.85	0.83	0.71	0.77	0.77	0.62	0.68	0.67	0.63	0.72	0.70	0.51	0.54	0.53
Arts (20M/34F)
M	5.00	5.27	5.17	4.34	4.23	4.27	5.07	5.13	5.11	4.81	4.68	4.72	4.78	4.81	4.80
SD	0.72	1.00	0.91	0.68	0.59	0.62	0.63	0.74	0.70	0.67	0.69	0.68	0.46	0.58	0.54
Humanities (8M/21F)
M	4.34	4.76	4.45	4.07	3.65	3.95	5.54	4.94	4.65	4.58	4.59	4.58	4.36	4.45	4.38
SD	1.28	1.45	1.32	0.86	0.72	0.83	1.01	0.50	0.91	0.85	0.92	0.86	0.81	0.71	0.77
Total
M	4.97	5.05	5.02	4.38	4.10	4.21	4.88	5.09	5.01	4.75	4.69	4.72	4.71	4.72	4.72
SD	0.96	0.92	0.93	0.73	0.75	0.76	0.70	0.71	0.71	0.71	0.71	0.71	0.59	0.56	0.57
Note: TEIQue = Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire.