Table 3.
Pearson correlation between variables.
| Nationality | Variables (corresponding score) | Global TEI |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| r | Sig. (two-tailed) | ||
| Malaysian | FC (5) | .431*** | .000 |
| FA (6) | .301* | .040 | |
| Iranian | FC (6) | .501** | .011 |
| FA (3) | .229* | .035 | |
| Chinese | FC (3) | .279* | .032 |
| FA (3) | .611* | .048 | |
| Sudanese | FC (7) | .428* | .040 |
| FA (2) | .388* | .050 | |
| Somalian | FC (7) | .165** | .001 |
| FA (3) | .192* | .023 | |
| Moroccan | FC (5) | .328* | .050 |
| FA (3) | .043** | .015 | |
| British | FC (3) | .042* | .045 |
| FA (3) | .248* | .029 | |
| German | FC (3) | .216* | .036 |
| FA (4) | .428* | .030 | |
| Dutch | FC (3) | .246* | .050 |
| FA (6) | .513*** | .000 | |
TEI: Trait Emotional Intelligence; FA: Family Adaptability; FC: Family Cohesion.
Corresponding score interpretation for FC: very connected (8–7), connected (6–5), separated (4–3) and disengaged (2–1). Corresponding score interpretation for FA: very flexible (8–7), flexible (6–5), structured (4–3) and rigid (2–1).
*
p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.