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KMID : 0614820100160010017
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2010 Volume.16 No. 1 p.17 ~ p.25
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The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Self-Efficacy and Job Stress of Nurses - Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy -
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Lee Kyung-Hee
Song Jung-Su
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to investigate the relationship among emotional intelligence, self-efficacy and job stress of nurses.
Method: Data was collected from convenient sample of 265 nurses who work for a university hospital in a city. The Questionnaire measured the level of emotional intelligence, self-efficacy and job stress of nurses. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, scheffe’ test, pearson’s correlation coefficient and hierarchical multiple regression.
Result: The mean score of emotional intelligence was 3.41(±.37), self-efficacy was 3.27(±.45) and job stress was 3.35(±.65). There were significant differences on self-efficacy according to age, marital status and education level. And there were significant differences on job stress according to age, working unit. It was a significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence and self-efficacy. The emotional intelligence and self-efficacy were significantly negative correlation with job stress. The emotional intelligence explained 24.8% of self-efficacy and 1.9% of job stress and self-efficacy explained 2.7% of job stress. And the self-efficacy was showed a mediate variable between emotional intelligence and job stress.
Conclusion: To decrease job stress, nursing managers ought to develop the emotional intelligence and self-efficacy of nurses, reinforce as a mediating role between emotional intelligence and job stress
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KEYWORD
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Emotional intelligence, Self-efficacy, Psychological stress
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