Table 3.
Hierarchical regression.
| MLM |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unstd. est. |
Std. est. |
Confidence intervals |
Hierarchical regression | |||||
| β | SE | β | t | p | inf | sup | ||
| APM | 0.325 | 0.206 | 0.125 | 1.575 | 0.117 | -0.083 | 0.732 | |
| R2 step 1 | 0.00 | |||||||
| BFQ–E | 0.509 | 0.130 | 0.318 | 3.923 | 0.000 | 0.253 | 0.765 | |
| BFQ–A | 0.312 | 0.148 | 0.169 | 2.104 | 0.037 | 0.019 | 0.606 | |
| BFQ–C | 0.267 | 0.138 | 0.151 | 1.930 | 0.055 | -0.006 | 0.540 | |
| BFQ–S | -0.066 | 0.094 | -0.054 | -0.705 | 0.482 | -0.251 | 0.119 | |
| BFQ–M | 0.031 | 0.157 | 0.017 | 0.198 | 0.843 | -0.279 | 0.341 | |
| ΔR2 step 2 | 0.18*** | |||||||
| EI ability-based | 0.320 | 0.330 | 0.074 | 0.968 | 0.334 | -0.333 | 0.972 | |
| ΔR2 step 3 | 0.01 | |||||||
| TEIQUE tot | 0.067 | 0.023 | 0.225 | 2.875 | 0.005 | 0.021 | 0.113 | |
| ΔR2 step 4 | 0.04** | |||||||
| R2 total | 0.24*** | |||||||
N = 157. **p < 0.01. ***p < 0.001. The contributions of fluid intelligence (First step), personality traits (Second step), ability-based emotional intelligence Total (Third step) and trait emotional intelligence assessed through TeiQue Total (Fourth step) to life meaningfulness (MLM). APM, Advanced Progressive Matrices; BFQ, Big Five Questionnaire; E, Extraversion; A, Agreableness; C, Consientiousness; S, Emotional Stability; M, Openness; MSCEIT, Mayer–Salovey–Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test; TeiQue, Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire; MLM, Meaningful Life Measure.