TABLE 3.

Implicit theories of emotions or EI as mediators of the relationship of gender or age with total ability EI.

Predictor	Criterion	Mediator	a	b	c	c′	Sobel z	95% CI
Gender	Ability EI	Theories of emotions	1.804** (0.357)	0.285* (0.111)	4.895** (0.979)	3.293** (0.981)	2.257*	[0.146, 1.043]
		Theories of EI	1.997** (0.333)	0.544** (0.119)	4.895** (0.979)	3.293** (0.981)	3.602**	[0.577, 1.770]
Age	Ability EI	Theories of emotions	–0.083** (0.011)	0.238* (0.110)	–0.254** (0.031)	–0.191* (0.033)	2.056*	[–0.034, –0.003]
		Theories of EI	–0.102** (0.010)	0.418** (0.120)	–0.254** (0.031)	–0.191* (0.033)	–3.264**	[–0.070, –0.019]

Standard errors are presented in parentheses below the non-standardized B coefficients. Column a shows the coefficient of gender or age in the regression to predict the mediator; column b, the coefficient of the mediator in the regression to predict the criterion variable; column c, the coefficient of gender or age in the regression to predict the criterion variable; and column c′, the coefficient of gender or age in the regression to predict the criterion variable while controlling the mediator. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.