Table 5.
Hierarchical regression.
| MLM |
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| Unstd. est. |
Std. est. |
Confidence intervals |
Hierarchical regression | |||||
| β | Standard error | β | t | p | inf | sup | ||
| APM | 0.325 | 0.206 | 0.125 | 1.575 | 0.117 | -0.083 | 0.732 | |
| R2 step 1 | 0.02 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Eq-I tot | 0.355 | 0.114 | 0.282 | 3.125 | 0.002 | 0.131 | 0.580 | |
| ΔR2 step 4 | 0.10*** | |||||||
| R2 total | 0.31*** | |||||||
N = 157. ***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 EQ-i 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; Bar-On EQ-I, Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory; MLM, Meaningful Life Measure.