Table 7.

Test of hypotheses.

Hypothesis	Path relationship	β	Std. Deviation	t- value	p-value	5.00%	95.00%	Decision	f square
1	EI -> PAS	−0.408	0.056	7.327	0.000	−0.489	−0.304	Supported	0.186
2	EI -> SS -> PAS	−0.060	0.023	2.661	0.004	−0.098	−0.025	Supported
2(a)	EI -> FRS -> PAS	−0.012	0.015	0.803	0.211	−0.037	0.013	Not Supported
2(b)	EI -> FMS -> PAS	−0.042	0.019	2.162	0.015	−0.074	−0.011	Supported
2 c)	EI -> SOS -> PAS	−0.009	0.016	0.568	0.285	−0.036	0.016	Not Supported
		R Square	0.256 (PAS)	0.150 (SS)	Q Square	0.203 (PAS)	0.135 (SS) SRMR = 0.086

EI, emotional intelligence; SS, social support; FMS, family support; FRS, friend’s support; SOS, significant others support; PAS, perceived academic stress.