TABLE 3.
Descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations) for the TEIQue variables.
| Cronbach’s alpha | Global sample | Skewness (SE) | Kurtosis (SE) | Women’s mean and SD (n = 2353) | Men’s mean and SD (n = 1890) | |
| Facets | ||||||
| Adaptability | 0.65 | 4.18 (0.90) | −0.14 (0.04) | −0.04 (0.07) | 4.12 (0.92) | 4.25 (0.89) |
| Assertiveness | 0.64 | 4.53 (0.94) | −0.13 (0.04) | −0.09 (0.07) | 4.48 (0.97) | 4.60 (0.92) |
| Emotional expression | 0.85 | 4.11 (1.36) | 0.06 (0.04) | −0.67 (0.07) | 4.20 (1.38) | 3.98 (1.34) |
| Emotional management | 0.75 | 4.62 (1.07) | −0.14 (0.04) | −0.38 (0.07) | 4.53 (1.07) | 4.73 (1.07) |
| Emotional perception | 0.77 | 4.55 (1.08) | −0.3 (0.04) | −0.39 (0.07) | 4.57 (1.09) | 4.53 (1.08) |
| Emotional regulation | 0.80 | 4.17 (1.03) | −0.07 (0.04) | −0.18 (0.07) | 3.95 (1.01) | 4.45 (1.00) |
| Impulse control | 0.76 | 4.18 (1.14) | −0.05 (0.04) | −0.43 (0.07) | 4.13 (1.15) | 4.25 (1.11) |
| Relationships | 0.60 | 4.81 (0.96) | −0.32 (0.04) | −0.16 (0.07) | 4.85 (0.98) | 4.76 (0.92) |
| Self-esteem | 0.80 | 4.60 (1.07) | −0.47 (0.04) | −0.3 (0.07) | 4.54 (1.07) | 4.68 (1.06) |
| Self-motivation | 0.76 | 4.62 (1.04) | −0.22 (0.04) | −0.31 (0.07) | 4.65 (1.06) | 4.59 (1.02) |
| Social awareness | 0.82 | 4.59 (1.10) | −0.19 (0.04) | −0.27 (0.07) | 4.54 (1.09) | 4.66 (1.10) |
| Stress management | 0.83 | 4.04 (1.21) | −0.10 (0.04) | −0.59 (0.07) | 3.79 (1.21) | 4.36 (1.14) |
| Trait empathy | 0.74 | 4.97 (1.02) | −0.53 (0.04) | 0.38 (0.07) | 5.05 (0.99) | 4.87 (1.05) |
| Trait happiness | 0.89 | 4.92 (1.42) | −0.56 (0.04) | −0.39 (0.07) | 4.95 (1.43) | 4.88 (1.40) |
| Trait optimism | 0.83 | 4.82 (1.24) | −0.46 (0.04) | −0.34 (0.07) | 4.86 (1.26) | 4.78 (1.23) |
| Factors | ||||||
| Well-being | 0.86 | 4.78 (1.10) | −0.54 (0.04) | −0.22 (0.07) | 4.78 (1.12) | 4.78 (1.09) |
| Self-control | 0.79 | 4.13 (0.95) | −0.03 (0.04) | −0.26 (0.07) | 3.96 (0.95) | 4.35 (0.91) |
| Emotionality | 0.76 | 4.61 (0.85) | −0.04 (0.04) | −0.17 (0.07) | 4.67 (0.85) | 4.54 (0.85) |
| Sociability | 0.80 | 4.58 (0.88) | −0.13 (0.04) | −0.14 (0.07) | 4.52 (0.88) | 4.66 (0.88) |
| Global trait EI | 0.90 | 4.51 (0.72) | −0.08 (0.04) | −0.17 (0.07) | 4.48 (0.74) | 4.56 (0.70) |