Coping as a mediator in the relationship between Trait emotional intelligence and adolescent stress

Figures & data

Table 1. Gender differences between males and females for the study variables.

	Males (n = 154)		Females (n = 203)		df	T-test	p	Cohen’s d
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Trait EI (0.80)	133.02	21.637	125.41	20.965	355	3.34	.001	.22
TOC (0.83)	59.82	8.643	57.37	9.197	355	2.58	.010	.28
AOC (0.81)	53.68	11.574	52.30	10.643	355	1.15	.251	.12
EOC (0.82)	52.64	10.625	55.28	10.039	355	−2.38	.018	.26
Adolescent stress (.94)	126.92	37.008	139.39	35.082	355	−3.23	.001	.35

Note: values in parentheses are Cronbach alpha values; TOC: Task-oriented coping; AOC: Avoidance-oriented coping; EOC: Emotion-oriented coping.

Table 2. Correlations for the study variable for both the genders.

	TEI	TOC	AOC	EOC	Stress
Trait EI (TEI)	1	.415**	.247**	−.462**	−.432**
Task-oriented coping (TOC)	.261**	1	.298**	.021	−.194**
Avoidance-oriented coping (AOC)	.001	.370**	1	.197**	−.043
Emotion-oriented coping (EOC)	−.621**	.048	.324**	1	.341**
Adolescent Stress	−.482**	−.009	.138	.415**	1

*p < .01; the values above diagonal 1 indicate values for females and below 1 show male values.

Table 3. Mediating model and the mediating effect of coping styles.

	Males			Females
	β(SE)	95% CI	p	β(SE)	95% CI	p
TOC
Indirect effect X→Y (a × b)	0.33(.022)	(.000, .087)	.051	−0.007(.029)	(−.068, .05)	.767
Direct X→Y (c)	−.515 (.068)	(−.632, −.366)	.001	−.424 (.064)	(−.542, −.293)	.000
AOC
Indirect effect X→Y (a × b)	.000(.012)	(−.022, .028)	.934	.017(.018)	(−.015, .061)	.240
Direct X→Y (c)	−.482(.066)	(−.599, −.338)	.001	−.449(.057)	(−.557, −.331)	.000
EOC
Indirect effect X→Y (a × b)	−.117(.056)	(−.233, −.008)	.03	−.083(.034)	(−.160, −.023)	.005
Direct X→Y (c)	−.366(.089)	(−.528, −.178)	.000	−.349(.069)	(−.480, −.209)	.000

TOC: Task-oriented coping; AOC: Avoidance-oriented coping; EOC: Emotion-oriented coping.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author.