Research Paper
Year: 2022 | Month: July-September | Volume: 6 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 87-91
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/gijash.20220712
A Cross Sectional Study of Emotional Intelligence among Nursing Students in Selected Nursing College at Bagalkot
Poornima Meti1, Shriharsha C2, Deelip S Natekar3, Jayashri Itti4
1Lecturer, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, BVVS Shri B.V.V.S Institute of Nursing Sciences, Bagalkot – 587101, Karnataka, India
2Professor & HOD, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, BVVS Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences, Navanagar, Bagalkot – 587102, Karnataka, India
3Principal, BVVS Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences, Navanagar, Bagalkot – 587102, Karnataka, India
4Principal, Shri BVVS Institute of Nursing Sciences, Bagalkot-587101, Karnataka, India
Corresponding Author: Poornima Meti
ABSTRACT
Background: The emotional intelligence is very important in the nursing student’s life, because of ability to understand, manage our own emotions in positive way to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, and overcome challenges and defuse conflict.
Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the emotional intelligence among nursing students studying in selected nursing colleges of Bagalkot.
Methodology: The emotional intelligence was measured using the Schutte self-report Emotional Intelligence test(SSETT) from a convenient sample of 160 nursing students studying in selected nursing colleges of Bagalkot in a cross sectional design. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: Findings indicates that majority 96.25% of respondents had high emotional intelligence, 3.75% of respondents had average emotional intelligence. Results depicts that total mean percentage of emotional intelligence score of nursing students was 77.81% with mean and SD 116.7±8.37. Chi-square test was calculated to assess the association between emotional intelligence, & selected socio- demographic variable of nursing students. Findings depict that, there was no a significant association found between emotional intelligence and any of the socio-demographic variables of nursing students.
Conclusion: The finding of the study concluded that most of the nursing students having High and average level of emotional intelligence. This study is effective to identify the emotional intelligence among nursing students.
Keywords: emotional intelligence, nursing students, nursing colleges.
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