Development of emotional intelligence and assertiveness in physiotherapy students and effects of clinical placements

Jiménez, Antonia Pades; García-Sastre, María Antonia; Riquelme, Inmaculada

doi:10.1080/09593985.2021.2005200

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“…In addition, the fact that the students are working or have work experience in another health profession while studying for their degree in physiotherapy means they obtain lower scores on the IRI subscale of personal distress (PD). This issue is closely related to the conclusions of the studies' 3‐5,12 . The results of the aforementioned studies report that health professions students have a less empathic attitude as they advance in their studies.…”

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“…This issue is closely related to the conclusions of the studies'. [3][4][5]12 The results of the aforementioned studies report that health professions students have a less empathic attitude as they advance in their studies. clinical experience or more significant contact with healthcare or work reality, as other authors have shown.…”

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“…Håkansson‐Eklund et al 3 report that empathy improves notably among nursing students in higher years than those in lower years, even more so if they receive training in empathy skills in their formal curriculum. Pades‐Jiménez et al 4 said that fourth‐year physiotherapy students present better assertiveness and emotional intelligence development than students in lower years of their physiotherapy courses and that clinical practice has a strong influence. However, in the study by Hiok‐Lim et al, 5 there were no significant statistical contrasts between the empathic level of students and that of professional physiotherapists, but the results are not sufficiently conclusive.…”

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Beyond scientific and technical training: Assessing the relevance of empathy and assertiveness in future physiotherapists: A cross‐sectional study

Hernández‐Xumet,

García‐Hernández,

Fernández‐González

et al. 2023

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Background and AimsEmpathy and assertiveness are two essential social skills for a health professional such as a physiotherapist and are necessary for developing moral thinking. Previous studies show that the development of empathy and other social skills improves as students progress in their studies. However, other authors show deterioration of empathy as students progress in their studies and acquire clinical experience. Training in soft skills, such as assertiveness, among health science students will have an impact on the quality of patient care. Effective communication, conflict resolution and the ability to work as part of a team are competencies that have been put to one side as a result of the recent COVID‐19 pandemic and it is important to resume training students in soft skills. The objective of this study is to investigate to determine the empathic and assertive state of physiotherapy university students.MethodsA descriptive cross‐sectional study of physiotherapy university students was conducted in the 2022/2023 academic year. The Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) scales for empathy and the Rathus test for assertiveness (RAS) were used as study tools. Finally, 127 students participated in the study, 52.91% of the total population of physiotherapy students. The questionnaire was available for 4 weeks in November and December 2022.ResultsThe empathetic and assertive development of the students was found to be acceptable. Significant differences were also observed according to the gender variable in the students, with female students presenting better results (p = 0.01). Students who are working or have clinical experience in other professions score lower on the empathy personal distress subscale (p < 0.001).ConclusionFuture research should be considered to help improve clinical and professional expertise in physiotherapy students about empathic and assertive development. The findings provide new evidence on the levels of empathy and assertiveness in physiotherapy students.

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Beyond scientific and technical training: Assessing the relevance of empathy and assertiveness in future physiotherapists: A cross‐sectional study

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“…As for active nurses, an online or face-to-face intervention program could be carried out to enhance these skills. There are some interesting proposals in this regard that are based on improving their mental health and communication skills and reducing burnout [ 53 , 54 , 55 ].…”

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Attitudes towards Communication in Nursing Students and Nurses: Are Social Skills and Emotional Intelligence Important?

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The communication attitude (ACO) of nurses can significantly influence patient health outcomes. This work aims to evaluate predictor variables of communication attitude (emotional intelligence and social skills) in nurses and nursing students separately by comparing linear and non-linear methodologies. Two samples participated in this study: 312 nursing professionals and 1369 nursing students. In total, 75.60% of the professionals and 83.80% of the students were women. After signing the informed consent form, their emotional intelligence (TMMS-24), social skills (IHS) and ACO (ACO) were assessed. It was found that ACO through linear regression models in professionals was predicted by emotional repair and, in students, by attention and emotional repair, as well as by low exposure to new situations, low social skills in the academic or work area and high empathy. Overall, the comparative qualitative models show how the combination of different skills related to emotional intelligence and social skills lead to high levels of ACO. Conversely, their low levels result in an absence of ACO. Our results highlight the importance of emotional intelligence, especially emotional repair and empathy, as well as the need to consider ways to encourage the learning of these skills in a formal way.

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“…Assertive behavior is defined by Antonia et al (2021) as an honest and legitimate expression of one's personal opinions, needs, wants, and feelings without denying or violating the rights (Alberti & Emmons, 2001) of others. They justified their finding's assertiveness behavior have proved to improve leadership and communicative skills and enable more effective management.…”

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Assertiveness Behavior and Organizational Climate Among Workers in a Multinational Company in Malaysia

Thangal

Sham

2023

E-BPJ

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This study empirically analyses the relationship between the dimensions of assertiveness behavior with organizational Climate among workers in a multinational company in Malaysia. Hence, this study was conducted to determine the potential effects of assertiveness behavior on organizational Climate. A total of 57 respondents were chosen to participate in this study based on the quantitative approach. Two methods were used as part of the measurements, including The Rathus Assertiveness Schedule, which measures the assertiveness dimensions mentioned in this study. The questionnaire will then be used to measure the organizational Climate. Interestingly, the organizational climate level shared different results. Keywords: Assertiveness, Organizational Climate, Multinational Company eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2023. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v8i23.4473

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Development of emotional intelligence and assertiveness in physiotherapy students and effects of clinical placements

Cited by 7 publications

References 47 publications

Beyond scientific and technical training: Assessing the relevance of empathy and assertiveness in future physiotherapists: A cross‐sectional study

Beyond scientific and technical training: Assessing the relevance of empathy and assertiveness in future physiotherapists: A cross‐sectional study

Attitudes towards Communication in Nursing Students and Nurses: Are Social Skills and Emotional Intelligence Important?

Assertiveness Behavior and Organizational Climate Among Workers in a Multinational Company in Malaysia

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