Table 2a.

Significant associations with EI component: Self-awareness, self-regulation and motivation (n=294)

Variable	Category	EI Component-Self-awareness				P
		Poor	Moderate	Good	Excellent
Hospital	A	14 (31.1%)	13 (28.9%)	9 (20%)	9 (20%)	<0.001*
	B	42 (33.1%)	37 (29.1%)	26 (20.5%)	22 (17.3%)
	C	9 (28.1%)	15 (46.9%)	5 (15.6%)	3 (9.4%)
	D	12 (13.3%)	16 (17.8%)	25 (27.8%)	37 (41.1%)
Total years of work experience	1 to 3 years	45 (30.6%)	46 (31.3%)	25 (17%)	31 (21.1%)	0.009*
	3 to 5 years	24 (28.2%)	23 (27.1%)	21 (24.7%)	17 (20%)
	>5 years	8 (12.9%)	12 (19.4%)	19 (30.6%)	23 (37.1%)
EI Component - Self-regulation
Gender	Male	6 (25%)	5 (20.8%)	2 (8.3%)	11 (45.8%)	0.049*
	Female	69 (25.6%)	70 (25.9%)	70 (25.9%)	61 (22.6%)
Hospital	A	14 (31.1%)	13 (28.9%)	10 (22.2%)	8 (17.8%)	<0.001*
	B	42 (33.1%)	33 (26%)	30 (23.6%)	22 (17.3%)
	C	8 (25%)	12 (37.5%)	8 (25%)	4 (12.5%)
	D	11 (12.2%)	17 (18.9%)	24 (26.7%)	38 (42.2%)
Total years of work experience	1 to 3 years	45 (30.6%)	43 (29.3%)	30 (20.4%)	29 (19.7%)	0.004*
3 to 5 years	21 (24.7%)	22 (25.9%)	25 (29.4%)	17 (20%)
	>5 years	9 (14.5%)	10 (16.1%)	17 (27.4%)	26 (41.9%)
EI Component - Motivation
Socio-economic class#	Lower	1 (5%)	4 (20%)	7 (35%)	8 (40%)	0.029*
	Middle	33 (23.6%)	32 (22.9%)	37 (26.4%)	38 (27.1%)
	Upper	44 (32.8%)	39 (29.1%)	26 (19.4%)	25 (18.7%)
Hospital	A	14 (31.1%)	11 (24.4%)	12 (26.7%)	8 (17.8%)	<0.001*
	B	41 (32.3%)	36 (28.3%)	31 (24.4%)	19 (15%)
	C	11 (34.4%)	11 (34.4%)	5 (15.6%)	5 (15.6%)
	D	12 (13.3%)	17 (18.9%)	22 (24.4%)	39 (43.3%)
Total years of work experience	1-3 years	49 (33.3%)	37 (25.2%)	30 (20.4%)	31 (21.1%)	0.012*
	3-5 years	20 (23.5%)	27 (31.8%)	21 (24.7%)	17 (20%)
	>5 years	9 (14.5%)	11 (17.7%)	19 (30.6%)	23 (37.1%)

*Chi-square test; **Fischer exact test; ^#Modified BG Prasad, 2020