Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Self- Efficacy among Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses in Clinical Practice | ||||
| Menoufia Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 1 - Serial Number 2019, May 2019, Page 1-10 PDF (720.76 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/menj.2019.152594 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Marwa S. Abdel Aziz; Mona H. Abdel Aal; Samah R. Ibrahim | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| : Emotional intelligence affects working relationships. In adequate self-efficacy could lead to poor performance. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence and self-efficacy among psychiatric-mental health nurses in clinical practice. Setting and sample type: This study was conducted at Benha Psychiatric-Mental Health Hospital. A convenient sample of 150 nurses working in different departments was chosen. Research design: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized in this study to be achieving the purpose of this study. Instruments: one Instrument consisted of three parts were used in data collection. Part one: Social characteristics of nurses. Part two: Nurses’ emotional intelligence liker scale. Part three: self-efficacy likert scale. Results 65.2% of nurses had a high level of emotional intelligence and 51.1% had high level of self-efficacy. Conclusion: Study concluded that there was a positive correlation between the overall score of self-efficacy & emotional intelligence. Recommendations: Role play and role models are needed to increase self-awareness and social communication skills for nurses in the workplace. In addition, nursing research should focus on the factors that influence on emotional intelligence and self-efficacy of nurses at clinical practice. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Emotional intelligence; self-efficacy; Mental Health Nurses | ||||
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