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Evaluation of Emotional Intelligence among Master's Degree Students in Nursing and Midwifery: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT: Emotional intelligence is an important skill for nurses and midwives and leads them to cleverly work in various fields and contexts, successfully handling colleagues, patients and their families. The aim of this cross-sectional study is to evaluate the relationship between emotional intelligence, sociodemographic and academic variables in current and former master's degree students in nursing and midwifery, through the administration of a questionnaire to 71 subjects. Emotional intelligence is significantly related to gender. Females showed higher scores (0.2 points higher than men) for emotional intelligence factors, highlighting an excellent ability to "evaluate and express emotions in relation to others". Moreover, significant differences in academic performances are shown: both females and midwives demonstrated higher academic performance (a mean degree mark 3.8 points higher than men and a mean degree mark 2.6 point than nurses, respectively). High levels of emotional intelligence in individuals who carried out training activities in the organization area are also evident: These subjects have an ability regarding the "regulation of emotion in the others", which is significantly higher (p = 0.01) than those interested in other master's degree areas. Emotional intelligence (EI) is strongly linked to the individual's characteristics and their personalities and differs from technical and professional skills. EI is also an excellent predictor of professional success.

SUBMITTER: Cassano F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7504047 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Evaluation of Emotional Intelligence among Master's Degree Students in Nursing and Midwifery: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Cassano Fabiana F Tamburrano Andrea A Mellucci Claudia C Galletti Caterina C Damiani Gianfranco G Laurenti Patrizia P

International journal of environmental research and public health 20200831 17

Emotional intelligence is an important skill for nurses and midwives and leads them to cleverly work in various fields and contexts, successfully handling colleagues, patients and their families. The aim of this cross-sectional study is to evaluate the relationship between emotional intelligence, sociodemographic and academic variables in current and former master's degree students in nursing and midwifery, through the administration of a questionnaire to 71 subjects. Emotional intelligence is s ...[more]

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