Emotional Intelligence and Uncertainty among Undergraduate Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak: A Comparative Study

Table 6: Differences in mean rank IU scores according to personal characteristics (N = 284).

Personal characteristics		Mean Rank	Test	P-Value
Country	Saudi Arabia	19,530	Mann-Whitney U = 6969	< .001**
Country	Egypt	20,940	Mann-Whitney U = 6969	< .001**
Gender	Male	141.94	Mann-Whitney U = 1477	.227
Gender	Female	156.25	Mann-Whitney U = 1477	.227
Residence	Urban	131.80	Mann-Whitney U = 5830	< .001**
Residence	Rural	170.76	Mann-Whitney U = 5830	< .001**
Birth order within the family	First	163.68	Kruskal-Wallis Test Chi-Squared = 13.994	.007**
	Second	151.56
	Third	119.97
	Fourth	146.34
	Fifth or higher	124.34
Mother’s education	Read and write	128.53	Kruskal-Wallis Test Chi-Squared = 16.589	< .001**
	School stage	135.92
	University	162.47
	Higher education	103.47
Father's education	Read and write	124.14	Kruskal-Wallis Test Chi-Squared = 27.784	< .001**
	School stage	117.98
	University	173.28
	Higher education	123.63
Does the father work?	Yes	148.14	Mann-Whitney U = 6436	.047*
Does the father work?	No	125.89	Mann-Whitney U = 6436	.047*
Are you satisfied with online education?	Yes	132.19	Mann-Whitney U = 8661.5	.042*
Are you satisfied with online education?	No	151.98	Mann-Whitney U = 8661.5	.042*
Are you satisfied with online exams?	Yes	132.54	Mann-Whitney U = 8619.5	.035*
Are you satisfied with online exams?	No	153.04	Mann-Whitney U = 8619.5	.035*

** significant at the .01 level (2-tailed).

* significant at the .05 level (2-tailed).