Ability and Trait Emotional Intelligence: Do They Contribute to the Explanation of Prosocial Behaviour?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Procedure
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | M | SD | Min | Max | Theoretical Range | α |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TAE | 67.63 | 7.84 | 35 | 83 | 0–100 | 0.78 |
TUE | 56.02 | 10.82 | 17 | 82 | 0–104 | 0.76 |
ESCQ | 158.35 | 18.14 | 95 | 212 | 45–225 | 0.91 |
Cognitive Empathy | 12.44 | 4.20 | 3 | 22 | 0–22 | 0.82 |
Emotional Reactivity | 11.92 | 4.24 | 1 | 22 | 0–22 | 0.73 |
PSB | 47.22 | 9.20 | 17 | 68 | 0–68 | 0.85 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Gender | - | |||||
2 TAE | 0.19 ** | - | ||||
3 TUE | 0.33 ** | 0.44 ** | - | |||
4 ESCQ | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.16 ** | - | ||
5 Cognitive Empathy | 0.22 ** | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.52 ** | - | |
6 Emotional Reactivity | 0.39 ** | 0.14 * | 0.27 ** | 0.27 ** | 0.31 ** | - |
7 PSB | 0.08 | −0.05 | 0.05 | 0.38 ** | 0.33 ** | 0.40 ** |
b | SE | β | 95% CI | p | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LL | UL | |||||
Model 1 | ||||||
Sex | 1.64 | 1.17 | 0.08 | −0.64 | 3.94 | 0.161 |
R2 = 0.01 | ||||||
Model 2 | ||||||
Sex | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.06 | −1.04 | 3.23 | 0.314 |
ESCQ | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.38 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.000 |
R2 = 0.15 ΔR2 = 0.14 | ||||||
Model 3 | ||||||
Sex | −1.77 | 1.11 | −0.09 | −3.96 | 0.43 | 0.114 |
ESCQ | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.000 |
Cognitive Empathy | 0.27 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.54 | 0.042 |
Emotional Reactivity | 0.65 | 0.12 | 0.30 | 0.41 | 0.88 | 0.000 |
R2 = 0.26 ΔR2 = 0.11 |
β | SE | 95% CI | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||
Total effect | 0.38 | 0.05 | 0.2 | 0.49 |
Direct effect | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.35 |
Indirect effect Cognitive Empathy | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.14 |
Indirect effect Emotional Empathy | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.13 |
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Babić Čikeš, A.; Tomašić Humer, J. Ability and Trait Emotional Intelligence: Do They Contribute to the Explanation of Prosocial Behaviour? Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2023, 13, 964-974. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe13060073
Babić Čikeš A, Tomašić Humer J. Ability and Trait Emotional Intelligence: Do They Contribute to the Explanation of Prosocial Behaviour? European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2023; 13(6):964-974. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe13060073
Chicago/Turabian StyleBabić Čikeš, Ana, and Jasmina Tomašić Humer. 2023. "Ability and Trait Emotional Intelligence: Do They Contribute to the Explanation of Prosocial Behaviour?" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 13, no. 6: 964-974. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe13060073