A Correlational Approach on the Link between Emotional Intelligence and Stress Level of Nursing Students

Abstract

Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize, understand and manage own emotions and the ability to recognize, understand and influence the emotions of others. Stress is one of the toughest things a student can face, and emotional intelligence should help a person to handle stress better. This research study wants to assess the level of emotional intelligence, the stress level and the link between the two variables. This study will use descriptive-correlational design through the use of a questionnaire; total enumeration was employed with 32 respondents. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS version 22, and mean, and Pearson-r was utilized. The mean score reveals a score of 112.29, which means that the respondents have average emotional intelligence. The mean reveals a score of 20.59, which means that the respondents are experiencing a moderate level of stress. The Pearson-r yielded a score of (r= -0.32, n=34, p=0.70) which means that there is no significant relationship between the two variables. Conclusions include: the respondents can assess others’ emotion, moreover their emotion with acceptable level of emotional control, and thus they can interact satisfactorily with other people, and positively use their emotion with a positive outlook in life; the respondents are adapting to the stress they are experiencing; and the emotional intelligence of the respondents does not have a link with their stress level.