Table 3 The relationship between EI and work performance (N = 226)

Perception of emotions

0.120

0.324**

0.289**

0.339**

Social skills or managing others’ emotions

0.014

0.176**

0.136**

0.156**

Managing emotions in the self

0.003

0.031

0.018

0.025

Utilizing emotions

0.145*

0.285**

0.243**

0.308**

Total emotional intelligence

0.141*

0.606**

0.565**

0.611**