Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi (Dec 2021)
The Comparison of Nursing Students’ Emotional Intelligence and Professional Values
Abstract
Background: Nurses need to know and internalize the professional values of the profession in order to provide care effectively. It is emphasized that high emotional intelligence is effective for individuals to achieve the desired result in areas such as work and education. Therefore, it is important to study the emotional intelligence and professional values of nursing students. Objectives: This study was planned to compare the emotional intelligence of nursing students with their professional values and to determine the relationship between them. Methods: The study was applied to 505 students of a state nursing faculty between 13-15 April 2017. In data collection; “Information Questionnaire for Students”, “Trait Emotional Intelligence Scale- Short Form (TEIS-SF): Scale-Short Form and “Nurses Professional Values Scale-Revised (NPVS-R)” tools were used. Shapiro-Wilk, Mann Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis and Spearman Correlation were used in data analysis. Results: A statistically significant difference was determined among NPVS-R point averages of the female (107.88 ± 15.34) and male students (103.81 ± 16.83) (p = .040, U = 17.178). In Giving Care factor of NPVS-R, point averages of the females (59.57 ± 8.75) were significantly higher compared to the males (57.06 ± 9.93) (p = .030, U = 16. 990), point averages of females were determined to be higher also in Professionalism and Confidence factors. No statistically significant difference was determined between TEIS-SF point averages of female (97.85 ± 14.29) and male (97.61 ± 15.61) students. Point averages of emotionality sub-dimension were determined to be significantly higher in females (19.82 ± 3.74) than males (18.88 ± 3.66) (p = .010, U = 16.586). Point averages of males were determined to be higher in sociability and self-control sub-dimensions and point averages of females were determined to be higher in well-being sub-dimension; however, there was no statistically significant difference was determined. Furthermore, a low positive association was determined between NPVS-R total emotional intelligence subscale and TEIS-SF point averages and all subscales of nursing students (p = .000, r = .31-.37). Conclusion: The emotional intelligence level of the nursing students and their perception for professional values is directly proportional, regardless of gender. No statistically significant difference was determined between emotional intelligence levels in accordance with their gender in nursing students. As NPVS-R points of female students were higher than males shows that their tendency to adapt to professional values is stronger than boys.
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