Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND BURNOUT AMONG NURSING STUDENTS

Mrs. Nancy Varghese, Mrs. Anju Ca

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The present study was intended to assess the emotional intelligence and burnout among BSc Nursing students. The objectives of the study were to assess the emotional intelligence and burnout among nursing students and to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and burnout. The design adopted was descriptive design and purposive sampling technique was employed. Sample consisted of 95 BSc Nursing students. Data was collected using Schutte Emotional Intelligence scale and Burnout Inventory. The collected data were analyzed using appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics. The result revealed that the mean total score of emotional intelligence was 128.33 (SD=13.12) and it was 77.5% of the maximum score (165). Mean score of burnout was 28.74 (SD=4.48). Statistically significant association was found between emotional intelligence and demographic variables such as year of study, previous academic achievement and extracurricular activities. The study revealed a significant negative correlation between emotional intelligence and burnout among nursing students (r= -0.322, p=0.001).

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Mrs. Nancy Varghese, Mrs. Anju CA, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND BURNOUT AMONG NURSING STUDENTS, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-8 | August-2018

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