Emotional Intelligence in Children with Severe Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

Table 3

Comparisons for means and standard deviation (±) between the children affected by obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and non-OSAS (nOSAS) children in EQ-i:YV scores.

EQ-i:YV	OSAS; ()	nOSAS; ()	-test ()		Cohen’s
Interpersonal			-20.537	<0.001	2.283
Intrapersonal			-0.746	0.456	0.083
Adaptability			-27.122	<0.001	2.565
Stress Management			-41.812	<0.001	3.863
General Mood			-0.34	0.734	0.037
EQ Total			-21.45	<0.001	2.144
Positive Impression			-1.042	0.298	0.116
Inconsistency Index	<5	<5	—	—	—

EQ-i:YV: Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory: Youth Version; df: degrees of freedom. EQ-i:YV scores: Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Adaptability, Stress Management, General Mood, Emotional Quotient (EQ) Total, Positive Impression, and Inconsistency Index. values < 0.05 are statistically significant.