Table 3 Correlation between nursing students’ personal and academic characteristics and their reflective thinking and emotional intelligence
From: Emotional intelligence and reflective thinking: a synergistic approach in nursing education
Personal and academic characteristics | Reflective thinking | Emotional intelligence |
|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD. | Mean ± SD. | |
Gender | ||
Male | 61.46 ± 7.69 | 146.50 ± 23.49 |
Female | 62.00 ± 7.26 | 148.39 ± 23.08 |
t (p) | 1.181 (0.238) | 1.294 (0.196) |
Age | ||
< 20 | 61.57 ± 7.40 | 146.52 ± 23.72 |
≥20 | 61.92 ± 7.44 | 148.28 ± 22.98 |
t (p) | 0.745 (0.457) | 1.196 (0.232) |
Academic year | ||
First | 61.55 ± 7.05 | 146.15 ± 23.73 |
Second | 61.45 ± 8.36 | 147.57 ± 22.82 |
Third | 62.72 ± 6.57 | 148.88 ± 22.52 |
Fourth | 61.49 ± 7.50 | 148.63 ± 24.08 |
F (p) | 1.852 (0.136) | 0.810 (0.488) |
Marital status | ||
Single | 61.70 ± 7.24 | 147.51 ± 23.31 |
Married | 62.74 ± 8.76 | 150.05 ± 21.34 |
Divorced | 65.67 ± 6.51 | 157.00 ± 39.34 |
F (p) | 0.844 (0.470) | 0.724 (0.538) |
Do you work while studying? | ||
No | 61.57 ± 7.55 | 146.68 ± 24.07 |
Yes | 62.16 ± 7.21 | 149.21 ± 21.85 |
t (p) | 1.301 (0.194) | 1.799 (0.072) |
Last obtained GPA | ||
A- – A | 61.66 ± 7.04 | 147.11 ± 23.15 |
B- – B+ | 62.08 ± 7.45 | 148.43 ± 22.70 |
C- – C+ | 61.33 ± 7.59 | 146.52 ± 24.36 |
D – D+ | 0 | 0 |
F | 0 | 0 |
F (p) | 1.055 (0.349) | 0.751 (0.472) |
Previous qualifications | ||
Technical nursing school certificate | 61.66 ± 7.42 | 150.52 ± 22.74 |
Secondary general school certificate | 61.70 ± 7.37 | 146.12 ± 23.65 |
Others faculty | 62.31 ± 7.63 | 149.55 ± 22.06 |
F (p) | 0.557 (0.573) | 3.912*(0.020*) |