TABLE 2.

Demographic differences in physical activity, self-efficacy, and emotional intelligence (N = 835).

Variable	Physical activity		Self-efficacy		Emotional intelligence
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Male (a)	27.94	20.26	27.24	11.10	64.75	14.28
Female (b)	24.86	15.18	24.94	10.70	62.41	13.33
t	2.44**		3.04**		2.45**
Comparison	a > b		a > b		a > b
Natural (a)	25.59	17.51	26.88	10.97	63.47	13.70
Social (b)	27.03	17.90	24.87	10.81	63.45	13.95
t	1.18		−2.66**		−0.02
Comparison	–		a > b		–
Freshman (a)	28.38	17.68	26.49	11.20	63.47	13.95
Sophomore (b)	26.06	17.70	25.40	10.67	63.69	13.66
Junior (c)	23.27	17.87	27.47	11.19	63.47	14.22
Senior (d)	17.32	11.51	21.40	9.03	59.68	12.27
F	4.79**		2.80*		0.66
Multiple comparison	a > c; a > d; b > d		a > d; c > d		–

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.