Yvonne Birks|Jean McKendree|Ian Watt
Emotional intelligence and perceived stress in healthcare students: a multi-institutional, multi-professional survey
University of York|Hull York Medical School|Hull York Medical School
emotional intelligence ei increasingly discussed potential role medicine nursing healthcare disciplines personal mental health professional practice stress identified high students healthcare courses study investigated whether ei stress differed among students four health professions dental nursing graduate mental health workers medical whether evidence ei might serve buffer stressthe schutte emotional intelligence perceived stress scale instruments administered four groups healthcare students first year study autumn summer terms 20056 academic year groups undergraduate dental nursing medical students postgraduate mental health workersno significant differences found males females among professional groups ei measure dental students reported significantly higher stress medical students ei found moderately stable testretest scores evidence found ei possible factor mediating stress students different health profession courses show significant differences emotional intelligencewhile stress ei showed moderate relationship results study allow direction relationship determined limitations research questions raised study discussed along need refinement ei construct measures particularly emotional intelligence considered possible selection criterion suggested authors