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Table 3 Clusters status and correlation with the psychological scales after adjusting for covariates (age, education level, gender, SES, marital status, number of kids)

From: Correlates of emotional intelligence among Lebanese adults: the role of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, alcohol use disorder, alexithymia and work fatigue

Variable

Cluster 1 Low EI

Cluster 2 Moderate EI

Cluster 3 High EI

F

P-value (Cluster 1 vs. cluster 2)

P-value (cluster 1 vs. cluster 3)

P-value (Cluster 2 vs. cluster 3)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Alcohol dependence

12.03 (0.69)

12.24 (0.47)

7.32 (0.60)

22.248

0.807

< 0.001

< 0.001

Alexithymia

52.01 (0.95)

55.16 (0.66)

48.71 (0.83)

18.290

0.007

0.011

< 0.001

Self-esteem

24.46 (0.24)

25.04 (0.17)

24.85 (0.21)

1.871

0.054

0.244

0.482

Depression

15.56 (0.85)

15.56 (0.59)

7.01 (0.74)

45.113

0.999

< 0.001

< 0.001

Anxiety

16.38 (0.84)

18.02 (0.58)

9.26 (0.73)

44.045

0.112

< 0.001

< 0.001

Perceived stress scale

18.61 (0.57)

20.18 (0.39)

16.26 (0.49)

18.824

0.024

0.002

< 0.001

Social phobia

40.85 (1.90)

45.82 (1.32)

26.63 (1.66)

40.814

0.033

< 0.001

< 0.001

Emotional work fatigue

21.64 (0.65)

16.19 (0.82)

15.58 (0.94)

20.097

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.637

Physical work fatigue

19.52 (0.51)

16.03 (0.64)

15.48 (0.73)

10.586

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.553

Mental work fatigue

22.19 (0.59)

15.29 (0.47)

9.83 (0.68)

92.336

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Suicidal ideation

0.70 (0.11)

0.70 (0.08)

0.24 (0.10)

7.098

0.964

0.003

< 0.001

  1. Independent variable is the cluster group. Covariates are: age, education level, gender, SES, marital status, number of kids. Numbers in bold indicate significant p-values. The ANOVA test was used to compare the means of all variables between the three clusters