Table 4.
Correlation among emotional intelligence, elderly contact experience, anxiety about aging, and ageism. (N = 162).
| r (p) |
EI 1 | CEP 6 | AA 9 | Ageism | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | SEA 2 | OEA 3 | UOE 4 | ROE 5 | Total | CF 7 | CQ 8 | Total | FOP 10 | PC 11 | PA 12 | FL 13 | |||
| EI 1 | Total | 1 | 0.62 (<0.001) |
0.69 (<0.001) |
0.82 (<0.001) |
0.77 (<0.001) |
0.15 (0.065) |
0.06 (0.440) |
0.20 (0.009) |
−0.32 (<0.001) |
−0.27 (<0.001) |
−0.41 (<0.001) |
−0.24 (0.002) |
−0.05 (0.493) |
−0.09 (0.282) |
| SEA 2 | 1 | 0.28 (<0.001) |
0.27 (<0.001) |
0.25 (0.001) |
0.04 (0.607) |
−0.04 (0.615) |
0.11 (0.149) |
−0.23 (0.004) |
−0.16 (0.048) |
−0.26 (0.001) |
−0.18 (0.019) |
−0.08 (0.276) |
−0.07 (395) |
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| OEA 3 | 1 | 0.52 (<0.001) |
0.32 (<0.001) |
0.02 (0.783) |
0.02 (0.839) |
0.02 (0.765) |
−0.07 (0.369) |
−0.13 (0.103) |
−0.15 (0.064) |
−0.00 (0.977) |
0.05 (0.526) |
−0.04 (0.614) |
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| UOE 4 | 1 | 0.58 (<0.001) |
0.12 (0.118) |
0.07 (0.411) |
0.16 (0.042) |
−0.27 (0.001) |
−0.22 (0.006) |
−0.38 (<0.001) |
−0.22 (0.005) |
−0.02 (0.819) |
−0.07 (0.373) |
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| ROE 5 | 1 | 0.21 (0.007) |
0.12 (0.122) |
0.26 (0.001) |
−0.33 (<0.001) |
−0.27 (0.001) |
−0.38 (<0.001) |
−0.25 (0.001) |
−0.20 (0.009) |
−0.28 (<0.001) |
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| CEP 6 | Total | 1 | 0.91 (<0.001) |
0.91 (<0.001) |
−0.46 (<0.001) |
−0.61 (<0.001) |
−0.30 (<0.001) |
−0.24 (0.002) |
−0.20 (0.009) |
−0.28 (<0.001) |
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| CF 7 | 1 | 0.67 (<0.002) |
−0.32 (<0.001) |
−0.44 (<0.001) |
−0.18 (0.024) |
−0.17 (0.033) |
−0.15 (0.052) |
−0.23 (0.004) |
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| CQ 8 | 1 | −0.52 (<0.001) |
−0.67 (<0.001) |
−0.37 (<0.001) |
−0.28 (<0.001) |
−0.22 0(.005) |
−0.30 (<0.001) |
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| AA 9 | Total | 1 | 0.62 (<0.001) |
0.77 (<0.001) |
0.79 (<0.001) |
0.74 (<0.001) |
0.37 (<0.001) |
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| FOP 10 | 1 | 0.45 (<0.001) |
0.24 (0.003) |
0.15 (0.052) |
0.38 (<0.001) |
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| PC 11 | 1 | 0.53 (<0.001) |
0.36 (<0.001) |
0.12 (0.118) |
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| PA 12 | 1 | 0.57 (<0.001) |
0.21 (0.008) |
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| FL 13 | 1 | 0.33 (<0.001) |
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| Ageism | 1 | ||||||||||||||
1 Emotional Intelligence. 2 Self-emotional appraisal. 3 Others’ emotional appraisal. 4 Use of emotion. 5 Regulation of emotion. 6 Contact with elderly people. 7 Contact frequency. 8 Contact quality. 9 Anxiety about aging. 10 Fear of old people. 11 Psychological concerns. 12 Physical appearance. 13 Fear of loss.