Table 2.
Association between total EI and related variables (n=294)
| Variable | Category | Emotional intelligence | P* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||||
| Poor (n=75) | Moderate (n=73) | Good (n=74) | Excellent (n=72) | |||
| Gender | Male | 10 (8.3%) | 2 (12.5%) | 3 (12.5%) | 9 (37.5%) | 0.029 |
| Female | 65 (24.1%) | 71 (26.3%) | 71 (26.3%) | 63 (23.3%) | ||
| Hospital | A | 13 (28.9%) | 12 (26.7%) | 12 (26.7%) | 8 (17.8%) | |
| B | 44 (34.6%) | 33 (26%) | 29 (22.8%) | 21 (16.5%) | <0.001 | |
| C | 8 (25%) | 14 (43.8%) | 6 (18.8%) | 4 (12.5%) | ||
| D | 10 (11.1%) | 14 (15.6%) | 27 (30%) | 39 (43.3%) | ||
| Total years of work experience | 1-2 years | 45 (30.6%) | 39 (26.5%) | 32 (21.8%) | 31 (21.1%) | 0.007 |
| 3-5 years | 21 (24.7%) | 25 (29.4%) | 23 (27.1%) | 16 (18.8%) | ||
| >5 years | 9 (14.5%) | 9 (14.5%) | 19 (30.6%) | 25 (40.3%) | ||
| Socioeconomic classification# | Lower class | 1 (5%) | 4 (20%) | 6 (30%) | 9 (45%) | 0.001 |
| Middle class | 31 (22.1%) | 27 (19.3%) | 46 (32.9%) | 36 (25.7%) | ||
| Upper class | 43 (32.1%) | 42 (31.3%) | 22 (16.4%) | 27 (20.1%) | ||
*Chi-square test; **Modified BG Prasad, 2020