IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6347: Evaluation of Emotional Intelligence among Master ’s Degree Students in Nursing and Midwifery: A Cross-Sectional Survey

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6347: Evaluation of Emotional Intelligence among Master’s Degree Students in Nursing and Midwifery: A Cross-Sectional Survey International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17176347 Authors: Cassano Tamburrano Mellucci Galletti Damiani Laurenti 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 r...
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