The level of emotional intelligence in undergraduate students of nursing

Abstract

Aim. The theory of emotional intelligence provides a framework to think about all of the non-technical skills you need in order to be a good nurse. It’s often described as the potential to feel, use, communicate, recognize, remember, describe, identify, learn from, manage, understand, and explain emotions. The aim of the study was to determine the level of total global Emotional Intelligence among undergraduate students of nursing and also to check the influence of factors (the year of study, type of completed high school education) on Emotional Intelligence.Methods. The study involved together 86 university students of nursing (average age 21.7±1.4; 96.5% females). We used the standardized questionnaire Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire – Short Form (TEIQue-SF).Results. The results show a higher level scores achieved by nursing students in all areas EI except Self-control compared to a population norm. Students who have completed non-health’s education achieved higher level scores of Emotionality (p ≤ 0.05).Conclusions. EI abilities are essential for the profession of nursing in both educational and clinical practice. Examination of the role of education and the development of EI abilities in student nurses are needed to support this foundation of EI research.

Emotional intelligence and it's relation to stress coping strategies and academic achievement among Faculty of Nursing students

“…While, this study revealed that self-management have the lowest percentage among EI components which might be due to lack of empowerment among nurse educators to students to deal with their own feelings as well as patients feelings. This is supported by Majerníková and Obročníková (2017) who used the EI trait model in his study and asserted that nursing students have higher level scores in all areas of EI except Self-control, which is similar to selfmanagement component of EI (22).…”

Hubungan Emotional Quotient dengan Indeks Prestasi Kumulatif Mahasiswa Angkatan 2020 Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi

“…Akan tetapi, rerata ketiga aspek EQ ini lebih rendah apabila dibandingkan dengan penelitian Majerníková et al 10 yang mengukur rerata aspek EQ mahasiswa Fakultas Pelayanan Kesehatan Universitas Prešov. Demikian pula sociability mahasiswa angkatan 2020 FK Unsrat memiliki rerata yang lebih rendah dibandingkan dengan penelitian Alkhayr et al 9 (M=4,5) dan Majerníková et al 10 (rerata well-being=5,46; self-control=4,95; emotionality=5,12; dan sociability=5,45).…”

“…Emotional Quotient kategori sedang pada penelitian dapat dipengaruhi oleh faktor lingkungan keluarga dan non-keluarga (dari tingkat pendidikan primer hingga tersier). 11 Nilai rerata EQ mahasiswa angkatan 2020 FK Unsrat (M=4,65) lebih tinggi apabila dibandingkan dengan rerata EQ pada mahasiswa Rehabilitasi Medik pada penelitian Alkhayr et al 9 yaitu 4,59 dan rerata pada mahasiswa tingkat akhir sarjana dan diploma dari berbagai universitas di Indonesia yaitu 4,58 pada penelitian Asfhida et al 12 Rerata EQ mahasiswa penelitian ini lebih rendah apabila dibandingkan dengan rerata EQ mahasiswa Fakultas Keperawatan Universitas Prešov pada penelitian oleh Majerníková et al 10 Lebih tingginya hasil penelitian rerata EQ pada mahasiswa Fakultas Keperawatan ini dapat disebabkan oleh perbedaan budaya dari lingkungan keluarga serta fasilitas, kurikulum, dan gaya belajar dari institusi. Lokasi penelitian Majerníková et al 10 yang dilakukan di Slovakia yang merupakan negara berbudaya Barat.…”