Table 3 Descriptive statistics: participants’ demographics and their relationship with emotional intelligence and career adaptability (N = 500)

All

500

(100%)

4.10

(.53)

3.12

(1.06)

3.53

(.69)

3.73

(.47)

3.62

(.50)

3.70

(.55)

3.52

(.55)

2.75

(.75)

3.71

(.81)

3.42

(.50)

Year of data collection

 2019

256 (51.2%)

4.10

(.54)

3.11

(1.05)

3.57

(.70)

3.73

(.48)

3.63

(.50)

3.69

(.55)

3.52

(.55)

2.74

(.75)

3.72

(.81)

3.42

(.50)

 2020

244

(48.8%)

4.10

(.53)

3.13

(1.06)

3.49

(.69)

3.73

(.48)

3.61

(.49)

3.72

(.54)

3.52

(.56)

2.77

(.75)

3.70

(.81)

3.43

(.51)

t = .03

t = -.22

t = 1.55

t = -.07

t = .41

t = -.07

t = .14

t = -.54

t = .17

t = -.27

Age

 22 and below

134 (26.8%)

4.04

.52

3.06

1.07

3.55

.70

3.67

.51

3.58

.50

3.73

.55

3.45

.58

2.63

.76

3.68

.83

3.37

.51

 23

160 (32%)

4.13

.55

3.17

1.09

3.54

.72

3.75

.46

3.65

.51

3.68

.55

3.53

.55

2.89

.76

3.75

.79

3.46

.51

 24

119 (23.8%)

4.11

.52

3.13

1.04

3.44

.62

3.78

.46

3.62

.47

3.64

.56

3.56

.56

2.77

.72

3.72

.81

3.42

.51

 25

87 (17.4%)

4.11

.52

3.09

1.03

3.59

.70

3.73

.46

3.63

.49

3.80

.51

3.56

.53

2.67

.69

3.68

.81

3.43

.48

F (3, 499) = .70

F (4, 499) =.29

F (4, 499) =.10

F (4, 499) =1.24

F (4, 499) =.48

F (4, 499) =1.70

F (4, 499) =1.07

F (4, 499) =3.59

F (4, 499) =.25

F (4, 499) =.80

Gender

 Male

249 (49.8%)

3.98

(.48)

3.05

(1.02)

3.50

(.70)

3.67

(.46)

3.55

(.48)

3.67

(.58)

3.44

(.56)

2.64

(.73)

3.56

(.76)

3.33

(.48)

 Female

251 (50.2%)

4.22

(0.56)

3.18

(1.09)

3.56

(.69)

3.80

(.47)

3.69

(.50)

3.74

(.52)

3.60

(.54)

2.87

(.75)

3.86

(.82)

3.52

(.51)

t =-5.04**

t =-1.38

t =-.95

t =-3.16*

t =-3.16*

t =-1.30

t =-3.25*

t =-3.42*

t =-4.34**

t =-4.28**

Universities

 X

249

(49.8%)

4.10

(.55)

3.10

(1.08)

3.50

(.71)

3.74

(.48)

3.61

(.51)

3.73

(.53)

3.52

(.57)

2.76

(.74)

3.72

(.82)

3.43

(.51)

 Y

251

(50.2%)

4.10

(.52)

3.14

(1.04)

3.55

(.68)

3.73

(.47)

3.63

(.48)

3.68

(.56)

3.52

(.54)

2.75

(.75)

3.70

(.80)

3.41

(.50)

t =-.19

t = -.44

t = -.76

t =.19

t =-.51

t =.99

t =-.13

t =.25

t =.32

t =.45

Religious beliefs

 With

142

4.44

3.62

3.77

3.94

3.94

3.84

3.71

2.94

4.23

3.68

(28.4%)

(.44)

(.95)

(.67)

(.39)

(.40)

(.47)

(.47)

(.75)

(.72)

(.42)

 Without

358

3.97

2.92

3.43

3.65

3.49

3.65

3.45

2.68

3.51

3.32

(71.6%)

(.51)

(1.03)

(.68)

(.48)

(.47)

(.57)

(.57)

(.73)

(.74)

(.50)

t = 9.65**

t = 6.99**

t = 5.16**

t = 6.40**

t = 10.05**

t = 3.41*

t = 4.91**

t = 3.52**

t = 9.93**

t = 7.56**