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Table 5 Differences between emotional intelligence and substance use (girls n = 377; boys n = 366)

From: Prosocial behaviours and emotional intelligence as factors associated with healthy lifestyles and violence in adolescents

Consumption

 

Emotional intelligence

Attention

Clarity

Repair

Tobacco

Consumer

Mean

27.69

23.97

23.97

SD

7.63

7.32

7.11

Non-consumer

Mean

26.45

24.52

25.61

SD

7.47

7.04

7.10

t

1.95

-0.92

-2.75**

p

0.051

0.353

0.006

d

-

-

0.20

Alcohol

Consumer

Mean

26.93

24.12

24.64

SD

7.53

7.18

7.00

Non-consumer

Mean

26.45

24.77

26.11

SD

7.51

6.86

7.13

t

0.82

-1.19

-2.71**

p

0.408

0.232

0.007

d

-

-

0.20

  1. **p < 0.01