Relation between Emotional Intelligence and Coping Strategies with Occupational Stress among Nurses
Ali Mahmoud, S., Morsi EL-Shahat, M., Ibrahim Ismail, Z. (2023). Relation between Emotional Intelligence and Coping Strategies with Occupational Stress among Nurses. EKB Journal Management System, 4(2), 953-968. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.310944
Safaa Ali Mahmoud; Mahdia Morsi EL-Shahat; Zienab Ibrahim Ismail. "Relation between Emotional Intelligence and Coping Strategies with Occupational Stress among Nurses". EKB Journal Management System, 4, 2, 2023, 953-968. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.310944
Ali Mahmoud, S., Morsi EL-Shahat, M., Ibrahim Ismail, Z. (2023). 'Relation between Emotional Intelligence and Coping Strategies with Occupational Stress among Nurses', EKB Journal Management System, 4(2), pp. 953-968. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.310944
Ali Mahmoud, S., Morsi EL-Shahat, M., Ibrahim Ismail, Z. Relation between Emotional Intelligence and Coping Strategies with Occupational Stress among Nurses. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 4(2): 953-968. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.310944

Relation between Emotional Intelligence and Coping Strategies with Occupational Stress among Nurses

Journal of Nursing Science Benha University
Volume 4, Issue 2, July 2023, Page 953-968  XML PDF (667.51 K)
Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal
DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.310944
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Authors
Safaa Ali Mahmoud* 1; Mahdia Morsi EL-Shahat2; Zienab Ibrahim Ismail2
1Specialist Nurse at Benha Ophthalmic Hospital, Egypt
2Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Emotional intelligence is a social skill that controls stress and influences nurse’s ability to cope with the demands and environmental pressures. It can enhance professional skills in health care providers. Aim: Assess the relation between emotional intelligence and coping strategies with occupational stress among nurses. Design: A descriptive correlational research design was used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted in all Critical Care Units at Benha University Hospital. Subjects: Convenient sample consisting of (224) nurses with at least one year of experience at time of study. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used: I) Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire. II) The Coping and Adaptation Processing Scale. Results: Majority (92.9%) of studied nurses had high level of emotional intelligence and more than half (58%) of nurses had high level of coping strategies with occupational stress. Conclusion: There was statistically significant positive correlation between total level of emotional intelligence and total of coping strategies level with occupational stress. Recommendation: Conducting in service training and education programs as needed for nurses periodically to increase their emotional intelligence abilities and urgently use coping strategies to manage occupational stress.
Keywords
Coping strategies; Emotional intelligence; and Occupational stress
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