Factors Related to Emotional Intelligence of Nursing Students Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University
Keywords:
Nursing students, Emotional intelligence, StressAbstract
Nursing students need to be emotionally intelligent because they are under stress while learning theory and practice and, after graduation, will be part of a healthcare team caring for patients, they must be emotionally intelligent and prepared to handle stress and challenges wisely. This research was survey research to study factors related to emotional intelligence of nursing students Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University. The sample included 145 nursing students in the 1st-4th years of the program at Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University. The sample was selected using probability sampling and stratified sampling. A three-part questionnaire that includes a general information section, the Suanprung Stress Scale (SPST-20), and the Department of Mental Health’s Emotional Quotient Scale serves as the study tool. The reliability tested by Cronbach’s alpha correlation coefficient were .90 and .95, respectively. The data were then analyzed for finding frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson correlation statistics.
The findings revealed that 1) Emotional intelligence level of nursing students Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University was average (x̅ = 162.04, S.D. = 18.80), and 2) Stress was moderately negatively correlated with emotional intelligence of nursing students at Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, with statistical significance at the .05 level (r = -.404, p<.05).
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