Table 1
General characteristics of nurses (n = 194).
| Characteristics | Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | n | % | |
| Age (23–36 years) | 29.44 | 4.01 | ||
| Family size (2–12 no.) | 6.81 | 3.08 | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 110 | 56.70 | ||
| Female | 84 | 43.30 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 91 | 46.90 | ||
| Married | 103 | 53.10 | ||
| Residency | ||||
| Urban | 150 | 77.30 | ||
| Rural | 44 | 22.70 | ||
| Smoking | ||||
| Yes | 27 | 13.90 | ||
| No | 167 | 86.10 | ||
| Physically active | 108 | 55.70 | ||
| Regular | 39 | 36.10 | ||
| Irregular | 69 | 63.90 | ||
| Sleeping hours | ||||
| <6 h | 61 | 31.40 | ||
| 6–8 h | 101 | 52.10 | ||
| >8 h | 32 | 16.50 | ||
| Education | ||||
| Institute | 121 | 62.40 | ||
| Bachelor | 73 | 37.60 | ||
Table 2
Emotional intelligence and perceived stress in nurses (n = 194).
| Emotional intelligence and perceived stress | Statistics | |
|---|---|---|
| M | SD | |
| Emotional intelligence, mean (SD) | 2.56 | 0.39 |
| Appraisal of own emotions | 1.95 | 0.71 |
| Appraisal of others’ emotions | 3.20 | 0.74 |
| Regulation of own emotions | 2.33 | 0.75 |
| Regulation of others’ emotions | 2.59 | 0.82 |
| Utilization of emotions | 2.72 | 0.94 |
| Perceived stress no (%) | ||
| Low stress | 29 | 14.9 |
| Moderate stress | 151 | 77.8 |
| High stress | 14 | 7.2 |
| Clinical nurse performance, Mean (SD) | 3.42 | 0.42 |
| Contextual | 3.71 | 0.54 |
| Professional skill | 1.57 | 0.23 |
| Clinical skill | 1.98 | 0.33 |
| Interpersonal communication | 3.65 | 1.28 |
| Problem solving | 4.06 | 1.11 |
| Professional ethics | 4.10 | 0.84 |
| Teamwork | 3.91 | 1.30 |
| Leadership | 3.76 | 0.82 |
Table 3
Role of emotional intelligence dimensions on the clinical performance of nurses (n = 194).
| Factors | Dependent variables: Dimensions of clinical performance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variable | Mean square | F score | P-value | Partial eta squared | |
| Education | Teamwork | 9.367 | 7.739 | 0.006 | 0.042 |
| Smoking | Professional ethics | 4.254 | 5.872 | 0.016 | 0.032 |
| Appraisal of own emotions | |||||
| Interpersonal communication | 6.162 | 5.787 | 0.017 | 0.032 | |
| Problem solving | 3.522 | 7.642 | 0.006 | 0.041 | |
| Appraisal of others’ emotions | No factor | ||||
| Regulation of own emotions | No factor | ||||
| Regulation of others’ emotions | |||||
| Interpersonal communication | 50.812 | 47.725 | 0.000 | 0.212 | |
| Teamwork | 60.925 | 50.336 | 0.000 | 0.221 | |
| Utilization of emotions | Problem solving | 4.569 | 9.914 | 0.002 | 0.053 |
| Stress score | Problem solving | 9.868 | 21.413 | 0.000 | 0.108 |
[i] Note: The multivariate analysis model was performed for statistical analysis.
Table 4
Comparison of teamwork score between nurses with different educational levels and smoking status (n = 194).
| Clinical performance | n | Mean | Standard deviation | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teamwork score | ||||
| Education | <0.001 | |||
| Institute | 121 | 3.61 | 1.25 | |
| Bachelor | 73 | 4.43 | 1.23 | |
| Professional ethics | ||||
| Smoking | 0.013 | |||
| Yes | 27 | 3.73 | 0.85 | |
| No | 167 | 4.16 | 0.83 | |
[i] Note: An independent t-test was performed for statistical analyses.
Table 5
Correlation of dimensions of emotional intelligence with clinical performance and stress.
| Control variables | Interpersonal communication | Problem solving | Teamwork | Stress score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P | r | P | r | P | r | P | |
| Appraisal of own emotions | −0.263 | <0.001 | −0.241 | 0.001 | ||||
| Regulation of others’ emotions | −0.591 | <0.001 | −0.527 | <0.001 | ||||
| Utilization of emotions | −0.358 | <0.001 | 0.368 | <0.001 | ||||
[i] Note: The analyses were adjusted for nurse age, nurse gender, marital status, residency, smoking, physical activity, sleeping hours, number of family members, and stress score.