Table 2 Emotional Intelligence, Academic Performance and Extracurricular Activities
Mean EI Score ± SD | Mean % change in EI score ± SD | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Follow-up | p value* | ||||||
All students (n = 170) | Males (n = 70) | Females (n = 100) | All students (n = 170) | Males (n = 70) | Females (n = 100) | |||
IBSS Examination | ||||||||
Pass (n = 124) | 123.1 ± 11.3 | 122.2 ± 11.8 | 123.8 ± 10.9 | 129.1 ± 11.6 | 130.7 ± 13.3 | 128.0 ± 10.1 | < 0.001 | 6.0 ± 14.3 |
Repeat (n = 46) | 121.4 ± 12.3 | 121.6 ± 13.6 | 121.3 ± 11.6 | 128.3 ± 10.4 | 127.8 ± 9.3 | 128.6 ± 11.1 | 0.003 | 6.2 ± 12.6 |
IBSS Examination Grade | ||||||||
First Class (n = 19) | 122.2 ± 10.1 | 120.0 ± 7.0 | 123.2 ± 11.3 | 134.3 ± 13.4 | 142.5 ± 13.0 | 130.5 ± 12.2 | 0.014 | 9.7 ± 15.1 |
Second Upper (n = 32) | 124.0 ± 14.5 | 121.8 ± 15.6 | 125.4 ± 13.9 | 128.3 ± 9.1 | 128.4 ± 10.5 | 128.2 ± 8.3 | 0.264 | 4.4 ± 16.1 |
Second Lower (n = 30) | 125.4 ± 9.0 | 125.1 ± 10.6 | 125.6 ± 8.3 | 129.6 ± 13.5 | 132.0 ± 16.7 | 128.3 ± 11.5 | 0.107 | 4.8 ± 14.1 |
Pass (n = 43) | 121.3 ± 10.5 | 121.7 ± 11.4 | 121.0 ± 9.8 | 127.1 ± 10.5 | 128.2 ± 11.9 | 125.9 ± 9.0 | 0.004 | 6.6 ± 12.7 |
IBSS Examination Distinction | ||||||||
Yes (n = 55) | 124.1 ± 12.7 | 123.6 ± 14.2 | 124.4 ± 11.8 | 130.2 ± 11.6 | 131.0 ± 14.4 | 129.7 ± 9.7 | 0.015 | 6.2 ± 15.9 |
No (n = 73) | 122.0 ± 10.0 | 121.5 ± 9.9 | 122.4 ± 10.1 | 128.1 ± 11.0 | 130.4 ± 12.5 | 126.3 ± 9.4 | 0.001 | 5.7 ± 12.9 |
CSS Examination | ||||||||
Pass (n = 141) | 123.0 ± 11.5 | 122.5 ± 12.2 | 123.3 ± 11.1 | 128.7 ± 11.0 | 129.8 ± 12.8 | 128.0 ± 9.7 | < 0.001 | 5.7 ± 14.1 |
Repeat (n = 28) | 121.0 ± 12.0 | 120.0 ± 13.1 | 121.9 ± 11.2 | 129.9 ± 12.5 | 130.8 ± 11.3 | 129.2 ± 13.8 | 0.003 | 8.1 ± 12.4 |
CSS Examination Grade | ||||||||
First Class (n = 9) | 122.3 ± 10.4 | 127.0 ± 5.6 | 121.0 ± 11.4 | 132.8 ± 12.6 | 140.0 ± 15.5 | 130.7 ± 12.2 | 0.089 | 9.4 ± 16.2 |
Second Upper (n = 43) | 124.7 ± 12.0 | 119.1 ± 13.8 | 128.0 ± 9.5 | 128.2 ± 11.0 | 128.6 ± 14.0 | 128.0 ± 9.1 | 0.164 | 3.9 ± 14.5 |
Second Lower (n = 57) | 121.7 ± 10.1 | 125.0 ± 9.5 | 119.9 ± 10.1 | 128.4 ± 11.1 | 130.3 ± 13.6 | 127.3 ± 9.6 | 0.003 | 6.3 ± 13.6 |
Pass (n = 31) | 122.4 ± 13.2 | 122.2 ± 13.6 | 122.6 ± 13.2 | 128.6 ± 10.8 | 129.2 ± 11.1 | 127.7 ± 10.8 | 0.061 | 6.3 ± 14.5 |
CSS Examination Distinction | ||||||||
Yes (n = 41) | 123.8 ± 12.2 | 121.1 ± 13.9 | 125.5 ± 11.0 | 129.7 ± 11.6 | 131.3 ± 15.2 | 128.7 ± 8.6 | 0.038 | 6.0 ± 16.1 |
No (n = 99) | 122.4 ± 11.1 | 123.0 ± 11.5 | 122.0 ± 10.8 | 128.2 ± 10.8 | 129.2 ± 11.9 | 127.5 ± 10.1 | < 0.001 | 5.7 ± 13.3 |
Extracurricular activities | ||||||||
Yes (n = 129) | 123.0 ± 11.5 | 122.5 ± 12.4 | 123.5 ± 10.8 | 129.3 ± 11.5 | 130.2 ± 13.0 | 128.6 ± 10.1 | < 0.001 | 7.1 ± 14.1 |
No (n = 41) | 121.8 ± 11.7 | 120.6 ± 11.9 | 122.3 ± 11.8 | 127.9 ± 10.6 | 129.3 ± 10.4 | 127.3 ± 10.9 | 0.006 | 2.9 ± 12.5 |
Number of Extracurricular activities | ||||||||
One (n = 56) | 121.1 ± 11.9 | 122.8 ± 12.2 | 119.6 ± 11.6 | 130.2 ± 11.3 | 132.0 ± 12.5 | 128.6 ± 10.2 | < 0.001 | 8.5 ± 13.4 |
Two (n = 51) | 122.1 ± 13.3 | 120.8 ± 14.6 | 122.9 ± 12.6 | 128.1 ± 10.9 | 127.8 ± 13.6 | 128.3 ± 9.0 | 0.015 | 6.3 ± 15.6 |
Three (n = 22) | 125.8 ± 10.6 | 121.8 ± 10.5 | 129.1 ± 9.9 | 131.4 ± 11.3 | 132.1 ± 12.6 | 130.9 ± 10.6 | 0.097 | 5.2 ± 12.4 |
Satisfaction with chosen field | ||||||||
Satisfied (n = 111) | 122.8 ± 11.8 | 122.0 ± 12.6 | 123.4 ± 11.3 | 130.6 ± 10.5 | 130.9 ± 11.8 | 130.5 ± 9.5 | < 0.001 | 7.5 ± 14.4# |
Not Satisfied (n = 19) | 126.3 ± 11.9 | 127.9 ± 14.6 | 125.2 ± 10.1 | 120.0 ± 13.0 | 121.2 ± 15.7 | 119.1 ± 11.4 | 0.122 | -4.2 ± 13.6#† |
Not Sure (n = 40) | 120.5 ± 10.2 | 119.4 ± 9.1 | 121.2 ± 11.1 | 128.3 ± 10.6 | 131.7 ± 11.2 | 126.0 ± 9.7 | < 0.001 | 6.9 ± 9.8† |
Plan to do postgraduate studies | ||||||||
Yes (n = 119) | 123.6 ± 11.4 | 123.3 ± 12.7 | 123.8 ± 10.4 | 128.7 ± 11.8 | 129.8 ± 12.7 | 127.9 ± 11.1 | 0.001 | 5.0 ± 13.8 |
No (n = 51) | 120.5 ± 11.8 | 119.2 ± 10.6 | 121.5 ± 12.7 | 129.5 ± 9.9 | 130.4 ± 12.0 | 128.8 ± 8.3 | < 0.001 | 8.4 ± 13.7 |