The impact of clinical placements on the emotional intelligence of occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech pathology, and business students: a longitudinal study

Table 3 changes in the EI from T1 to T3 within an between all therapy and business

	Mean change		p-value ^X (between therapy and business)	p-value ^X (change from T1)
	All therapy (n = 126)	Business (n = 20)	p-value ^X (between therapy and business)	All therapy	Business
Model 1: Change from T1 to T3 in the Total EI score
Total EI Score	2.7	−1.7	0.015	0.005	0.441
Model 2: Change from T1 to T3 in EI composite scores
Self-perception	2.8	−1.3	0.104	0.005	0.576
Self-expression	2.0	−2.4	0.085	0.046	0.312
Interpersonal	1.3	−1.5	0.273	0.188	0.533
Decision making	3.3	−0.4	0.150	0.001	0.880
Stress management	2.2	−1.1	0.195	0.031	0.636
Model 3: Change from T1 to T3 in EI subscales scores
Self-regard	2.2	−1.4	0.195	0.047	0.582
Self-actualisation	3.5	−0.2	0.183	0.002	0.937
Emotional self-awareness	1.2	−1.6	0.318	0.270	0.542
Emotional expression	0.9	−1.4	0.410	0.397	0.595
Assertiveness	0.0	−0.9	0.756	0.993	0.738
Independence	3.3	−3.1	0.021	0.003	0.222
Interpersonal relationships	0.7	−1.1	0.505	0.499	0.665
Empathy	1.1	−1.9	0.286	0.317	0.466
Social responsibility	1.8	−0.4	0.421	0.097	0.875
Problem solving	3.4	1.2	0.410	0.002	0.651
Reality testing	3.3	−2.7	0.032	0.003	0.288
Impulse control	1.3	0.8	0.870	0.256	0.753
Flexibility	2.1	−0.8	0.308	0.060	0.768
Stress tolerance	1.6	−0.7	0.422	0.153	0.798
Optimism	1.8	−1.9	0.181	0.103	0.455
Happiness	1.3	−0.8	0.450	0.242	0.753

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