Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Health Behaviours among University Students: The Predictive and Moderating Role of Gender

Table 4

Stepwise multiple regression analysis results.

Model	R	R^2	R^2	R^2	F (df)	β	β	t
			adjusted	change			standardized
Dependent variables: components of the Health behavior checklist (HBC)
Independent variables: components of the SSRI questionnaire
Dependent variable: Wellness
Model 1:	.177	.031	.030	.031	39.030 (1212)
Optimism						125	.177	6.248
Model 2:	.213	.045	.044	.014	17.702 (1211)
Optimism						.213	.302	7.379
Social Skills						.133	.172	4.207
Model 3:	.230	.053	.050	.011	9.643 (1210)
Optimism						.176	.249	5.655
Social Skills						.152	.197	4.571
Gender						.101	.113	3.105
Dependent variable: Accident Control
Model 1:	.269	.072	.072	.072	94.667 (1212)
Gender						.337	.269	9.730
Model 2:	.321	.103	.102	.031	41.637 (1211)
Gender						.486	.388	11.809
Appraisal						−.230	−.212	−6.453
Dependent variable: Traffic Risk Taking
Model 1:	.388	.151	.150	.151	215.208 (1212)
Gender						385	.388	14.670
Model 2:	.421	.177	.176	.026	38.746 (1211)
Gender						.494	.498	15.831
Appraisal						−.168	−.196	−6.225
Dependent variable: Substance Risk Taking
Model 1:	.077	.006	.005	.006	7.173 (1212)
Gender						.110	.077	2.678
Model 2:	.156	.024	.023	.018	22.885 (1211)
Gender						.241	.168	4.915
Appraisal						−.203	−.164	−4.784
Model 3:	.171	.029	.027	.005	6.336 (1210)
Gender						.190	.133	3.589
Appraisal						−.279	−.225	−5.363
Optimism						−.128	−.112	− 2.517
Model 4:	.205	.042	.039	.013	15.804 (1209)
Gender						.205	.143	3.882
Appraisal						−.287	−.232	−5.536
Optimism						−.230	−.203	−4.066
Utilization						−.152	−.145	−3.975

Total sample = 1214; < 0.001; < 0.01; < 0.05. In all the analyses, gender was entered as an independent variable to determine whether it predicted health behaviors.