Emotional intelligence and academic motivation in primary school students

Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica

Psychology: Research and Review

Table 4 Student’s t results for the association between gender and the different EI factors

Dependent variables	Gender	N	Mean	t	Sig. (bilateral)
EI self-awareness	Child	270	25.92	− 2.385	.017
EI self-awareness	Girl	271	26.88	− 2.385	.017
EI self-control	Child	270	23.388	− 1.752	.080
EI self-control	Girl	271	24.08	− 1.752	.080
EI emotional	Child	270	26.98	− 2.662	.008
EI emotional	Girl	271	28.09	− 2.662	.008
EI empathy	Child	270	26.01	− 2.762	.006
EI empathy	Girl	271	27.121	− 2.762	.006
EI social skill	Child	270	27.52	− 2.406	.016
EI social skill	Girl	271	28.52	− 2.406	.016
EI total	Child	270	129.79	− 2.980	.003
EI total	Girl	271	134.64	− 2.980	.003