EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG NURSING STUDENTS

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is a type of intelligence that involves the ability to be sensitive to one’s own feelings and those of others, to be in control of self, to motivate one’s self and influence others, to manage emotions effectively, and can be developed to promote emotional, intellectual, and professional growth .Together with cognitive intelligence, emotional intelligence forms an important part of general intelligence; it develops over time, changes throughout life, and can be improved through training as well as therapeutic techniques. Emotional intelligence is claimed to affect various aspects of human performance, namely in physical and psychological health, social interaction and performance at school and in the work place .The higher the level of emotional intelligence, the greater the person’s emotional and social functioning, organizational effectiveness, and capacity to self-actualize and succeed professionally. Emotional intelligence influenced the success of a student’s life. The ability to manage one’s emotions, to be able to validate one’s feelings and to solve problems of a personal and interpersonal nature are important for being academically successful; additionally, academic performance appears to be facilitated by being able to set personal goals as well as Summary 160 to be sufficiently optimistic and self-motivated to accomplish them. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to assess emotional intelligence and its relationship to academic performance among nursing students. This aim was achieved through answering the following research questions: 1) What is the level of emotional intelligence among nursing students? 2) What is the level of academic performance among nursing students? 3) What is the relationship between students’ emotional intelligence and their academic performance? 2. Research setting: The study had been conducted at Faculty of Nursing in Ain Shams University. 3. Subjects of the study: The subjects of the present study included69 nursing students at the faculty of nursing, Ain Shams University, Summary 161 during Mental Health Training Course, who Students were selected under the following criteria: -Sex: Both sexes (male and female). - Agreed to participate in the study.