Differences in Stress and Stress Coping Strategies according to Emotional Intelligence in Nursing Students.
10.5977/jkasne.2014.20.4.502
- Author:
Ju Eun SONG
1
;
Hyun Ju CHAE
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Ajou University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Emotional intelligence;
Stress;
Coping;
Nursing student
- MeSH:
Chungcheongnam-do;
Emotional Intelligence*;
Gyeonggi-do;
Humans;
Nursing;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Students, Nursing*
- From:Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
2014;20(4):502-512
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to identify differences in stress levels and stress coping strategies according to the degree of emotional intelligence in nursing students. METHOD: Study participants included 367 nursing students from three universities in Gyeonggi and Chungnam provinces. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire in December 2012 and subsequently analyzed via the IBM SPSS 20.0 program with descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA and Scheffe tests. RESULTS: The emotional intelligence of nursing students was slightly higher than average. Perceived stress and clinical practice stress among nursing students were high and nursing students used more problem-focused compared to emotion-focused coping strategies. Nursing students who had a higher level of emotional intelligence exhibited lower levels of perceived stress (t=2.26, p=.025) and clinical practice stress (t=9.37, p<.001) and more used problem-focused coping strategies (t=-7.56, p<.001) than those who had a lower level of emotional intelligence. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that nursing interventions to improve the emotional intelligence of nursing students are necessary to manage stress more effectively.
