Table 1.
Participants’ Sociodemographic Characteristics and Perceived SEC (Percentage of the Most Frequent Category, Mean and Standard Deviation) and Group Comparisons.
| Variable | Total sample (N = 796) | Subsample (n = 63) | Group differences | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | M | SD | % | M | SD | Statistic | p | 95% CI | |
| Gender (Female) | 80.70 | 92.10 | 5.52 a | .019 | |||||
| Age | 35.72 | 12.84 | 46.97 | 5.31 | 17.58 b | < .001 | [−14.63, −11.68] | ||
| Highest educational qualification (Master’s degree) | 36.70 | 69.80 | -8.66 c | < .001 | |||||
| Area of residence (Lisbon Metropolitan Area) | 73.70 | 100.00 | 0.29 d | < .001 | |||||
| Perceived SEC | |||||||||
| Self-regulation | 3.61 | 0.57 | 3.49 | 0.56 | 1.40 b | .170 | [−.05, .26] | ||
| Self-awareness | 4.00 | 0.47 | 3.98 | 0.45 | 1.11 b | .272 | [−.05, .17] | ||
| Conflict management | 3.75 | 0.49 | 3.70 | 0.45 | 0.96 b | .342 | [−.08, .23] | ||
| Positive relationship | 3.90 | 0.47 | 3.78 | 0.43 | 1.20 b | .239 | [−.06, .22] | ||
| Responsible decision making | 3.82 | 0.49 | 3.77 | 0.48 | 1.11 b | .277 | [−.07, .24] | ||
Note. SEC = Social and Emotional Competence; SD = standard deviation.
a
Chi-square test. b Robust independent samples t-test. c Mann–Whitney U test. d Cramer’s V.