Personality traits, emotional intelligence and decision-making styles in Lebanese universities medical students

El Othman, Radwan; El Othman, Rola; Hallit, Rabih; Obeid, Sahar; Hallit, Souheil

doi:10.1186/s40359-020-00406-4

BMC Psychology

Table 4 Mediation analysis

From: Personality traits, emotional intelligence and decision-making styles in Lebanese universities medical students

Model 1: Rational decision-making style.
	Effect of personality trait on EI					Effect of personality trait and EI on rational decision-making style					Direct effect of personality trait on rational decision-making style					Mediating effect of EI
	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p
Extroversion	0.91	0.60	1.23	5.71	< 0.001	−0.06	− 0.11	− 0.02	− 2.81	0.003	− 0.05	− 0.09	− 0.01	− 2.43	0.015	21.22%
EI						0.02	−0.0003	0.03	1.93	0.054
Agreeableness	−0.05	−0.40	0.31	−0.26	0.798	0.07	0.02	0.11	2.89	0.004	0.07	0.02	0.11	2.86	0.004	0.10%
EI						0.01	−0.0003	0.03	1.92	0.055
Conscientiousness	1.40	1.04	1.76	7.62	< 0.001	0.09	0.04	0.14	3.55	< 0.001	0.11	0.07	0.16	4.76	< 0.001	22.47%
EI						0.01	−0.0003	0.03	1.93	0.055
Neuroticism	−0.50	− 0.80	− 0.20	−3.26	0.001	− 0.09	− 0.05	0.03	− 0.43	0.668	− 0.02	−0.06	0.02	−0.81	0.418	–
EI						0.01	−0.0003	0.03	1.93	0.055
Model 2: Intuitive decision-making style.
	Effect of personality trait on EI					Effect of personality trait and EI on intuitive decision-making style					Direct effect of personality trait on intuitive decision-making style					Mediating effect of EI
	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p
Extroversion	0.86	0.59	1.13	6.28	< 0.001	0.05	0.002	0.11	2.03	0.043	0.08	0.03	0.13	3.21	0.001	49.82%
EI						0.03	0.01	0.05	2.91	0.003
Agreeableness	−0.33	−0.65	− 0.02	−2.06	0.039	−0.15	−0.21	− 0.10	−2.16	< 0.001	− 0.17	− 0.22	−0.11	−5.48	< 0.001	6.80%
EI						0.03	0.01	0.05	2.91	0.004
Conscientiousness	1.18	0.85	1.51	7.06	< 0.001	−0.10	− 0.16	− 0.03	−2.95	0.003	− 0.06	− 0.12	0.0004	−1.95	0.051	38%
EI						0.03	0.01	0.05	2.91	0.004
Openness to experience	1.44	1.13	1.75	9.11	< 0.001	0.08	0.01	0.14	2.38	0.017	0.12	0.06	0.18	4.22	< 0.001	57.93%
EI						0.03	0.01	0.05	2.91	0.004
Model 3: Dependent decision-making style.
	Effect of personality trait on EI					Effect of personality trait and EI on dependent decision-making style					Direct effect of personality trait on dependent decision-making style					Mediating effect of EI
	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p
Agreeableness	−0.15	−0.49	0.17	7.73	< 0.001	0.29	0.23	0.34	10.51	< 0.001	0.29	0.24	0.35	10.44	< 0.001	2.38%
EI						−0.04	−0.06	− 0.02	−4.50	< 0.001
Conscientiousness	1.04	0.69	1.38	5.93	< 0.001	0.15	0.09	0.20	4.88	< 0.001	0.10	0.04	0.16	3.49	< 0.001	30.25%
EI						−0.04	−0.06	− 0.02	−4.50	< 0.001
Openness to experience	1.37	1.05	1.69	8.41	< 0.001	− 0.13	− 0.19	− 0.08	−4.55	< 0.001	− 0.19	− 0.24	− 0.14	−7.06	< 0.001	43.69%
EI						−0.04	− 0.19	− 0.08	−4.50	< 0.001
Model 4: Spontaneous decision-making style.
	Effect of personality trait on EI					Effect of personality trait and EI on spontaneous decision-making style					Direct effect of personality trait on spontaneous decision-making style					Mediating effect of EI
	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p
Agreeableness	0.17	−0.19	0.53	0.91	0.364	−0.10	− 0.16	− 0.03	−3.07	0.002	− 0.10	− 0.16	−0.04	−3.11	0.002	1.25%
EI						−0.01	−0.03	0.01	−0.71	0.476
Conscientiousness	1.26	0.88	1.64	6.56	< 0.001	−0.16	− 0.23	− 0.09	−4.51	< 0.001	− 0.17	− 0.23	− 0.10	−5.11	< 0.001	5.64%
EI						−0.01	− 0.03	0.01	− 0.71	0.476
Neuroticism	−0.22	−0.53	0.08	−1.43	0.153	−0.11	−0.16	− 0.06	−4.05	< 0.001	− 0.11	− 0.16	− 0.05	− 4.01	< 0.001	1.49%
EI						−0.01	− 0.03	0.01	− 0.71	0.476
Model 5: Avoidant decision-making style.
	Effect of personality trait on EI					Effect of personality trait and EI on avoidant decision-making style					Direct effect of personality trait on avoidant decision-making style					Mediating effect of EI
	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p	Beta	95% BCa CI		t	p
Extroversion	0.88	0.54	1.21	5.18	< 0.001	−0.01	−0.06	0.05	−0.27	0.790	−0.05	− 0.10	0.08	−1.69	0.092	–
EI						−0.04	−0.06	0.03	−4.79	< 0.001
Neuroticism	−0.59	−0.91	−0.27	−3.60	< 0.001	− 0.03	− 0.09	0.02	−1.34	0.182	− 0.09	− 0.06	0.04	− 0.33	0.739	–
EI						−0.04	− 0.06	− 0.03	−4.79	< 0.001

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