Table 3.
Emotional intelligence and academic performance of the study participants
| All (n = 130) |
Male (n = 50) |
Female (n = 80) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EI Scores | ||||
| Mean total EI Score (out of 350) | 241.5 | 245.5 | 235.1 | 0.045 #† |
| Mean scores for EI domains (out of 50) | ||||
| Emotional Self-Awareness | 36.8 | 35.5 | 37.6 | 0.033 #† |
| Emotional Expression | 32.6 | 31.8 | 33.2 | 0.069# |
| Emotional Awareness of Others | 35.4 | 34.5 | 35.9 | 0.090# |
| Emotional Reasoning | 34.6 | 33.5 | 35.2 | 0.041 #† |
| Emotional Self-Management | 33.3 | 32.4 | 33.9 | 0.119# |
| Emotional Management of Others | 35.5 | 35.1 | 35.7 | 0.454# |
| Emotional Self-Control | 33.4 | 32.3 | 34.1 | 0.073# |
| Final MBBS results (%) | ||||
| Second-class upper division | 8.5 | 4.0 | 11.3 | 0.009 ##† |
| Second-class lower division | 43.1 | 34.0 | 48.8 | |
| Pass | 31.5 | 32.0 | 31.3 | |
| Repeat | 16.9 | 30.0 | 8.8 | |
EI Emotional Intelligence
# P value based on student t-test; ## P value based on chi-square test; † p value < 0.05