Emotional Intelligence and Personality in Anxiety Disorders

Table 3

Correlations between personality, anxiety, and IE's skills.

Variables	Anx.	Emotional Intelligence
PersD	STAI-T	Perceiving Emotions	Facilitating Thought	Understanding Emotions	Managing Emotions	EI coefficient
1. Schizoid	.400^∗∗	−.116	−.011	−.228^∗∗	−.146	−.169^∗
2A. Avoidant	.426^∗∗	−.125	−.086	−.236^∗∗	−.220^∗∗	−.228^∗∗
3. Dependent	.335^∗∗	−.030	−.198^∗	−.208^∗	−.282^∗∗	−.261^∗∗
4. Histrionic	−.098	.122	.000	.211^∗	.007	.126
5. Narcissistic	−.064	−.038	.033	.210^∗	.012	.081
6A. Antisocial	−.075	.052	.061	.282^∗∗	.060	.124
6B. Aggressive	.032	−.101	−.037	.153	.049	−.014
7. Compulsive	.106	−.014	−.052	−.072	.030	−.054
8A. Passive-Aggressive	.306^∗∗	−.067	−.046	−.107	−.224^∗∗	−.147
8B. Self-Defeating	.478^∗∗	−.076	−.208^∗	−.334^∗∗	−.323^∗∗	−.324^∗∗
S. Schizotypal	.452^∗∗	−.192	−.254^∗∗	−.351^∗∗	−.366^∗∗	−.405^∗∗
C. Borderline	.387^∗∗	−.087	−.165	−.317^∗∗	−.307^∗∗	−.292^∗∗
P. Paranoid	.203^∗∗	−.147	−.120	−.028	−.200^∗	−.192^∗

Significance value ^∗∗ < 0.010; ^∗ < 0.050.