RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND LEVELS OF DEPRESSION AMONG PATIENTS WITH DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS. | ||||
Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
Article 4, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2015, Page 45-54 PDF (320.33 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2015.149095 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mohamed Ali Abdelsattar Zoromba ![]() | ||||
1Psychiatric and mental health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, | ||||
2Psychiatric and mental health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University | ||||
3Psychiatric Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University | ||||
4Psychiatric and mental health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Abstract The study aims to assess the relationship between emotional intelligence and levels of depression among patients with depressive disorders. A descriptive correlational study was utilized with a sample of (106) depressed patients who were diagnosed by a psychiatrist with depressive disorders and attend outpatient clinics in Mansoura University Hospitals. Data were collected by using three tools, one for assessing socio demographic characteristics which developed by the investigator, and the second for assessing level of depression using Beck Depression Inventory BDI-II, and the third for assessing emotional intelligence using Barchard emotional intelligence questionnaire. Results revealed a varied, significant negative correlation between level of depression and positive expressivity, attending emotion, responsive joy, emotion and decision making and empathetic concern. In conclusion, there is a highly significant relationship between the level of depression and emotional intelligence. Therefore, it is recommended to use the emotional intelligence in preventing and managing depression. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Emotional Intelligence; Level Of Depression; Depressive Disorders | ||||
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