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KMID : 0922320150220020228
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2015 Volume.22 No. 2 p.228 ~ p.236
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Relation between Emotional Intelligence and Self-Esteem in Nursing Students
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Kim Hyun-Ju
Chung Mi-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: This descriptive study investigated the relation between nursing students’ emotional intelligence and self-esteem.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was employed. The subjects were 323 students from a nursing college in B City. Data were collected using questionnaires on emotional intelligence and self-esteem from October to December, 2014.
Results: The nursing students scored 3.61 out of 5 in emotional intelligence and 2.92 out of 4 in self-esteem. There were significant differences between emotional intelligence and self-esteem according to age, gender, daily life stress, satisfaction with the nursing major, learning stress, subjective academic achievement, and peer relationships. Emotional intelligence also showed significant differences in accordance with the motivation to choose the nursing major and the field in high school. Positive correlations were observed between emotional intelligence and self-esteem in nursing students.
Conclusions: Based on those findings, it is necessary to develop and apply an array of educational programs to help nursing students improve their emotional intelligence and self-esteem throughout the college curriculum. These efforts will also be effective in building their satisfaction with the nursing major and view of nursing profession
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KEYWORD
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Emotional intelligence, Self-esteem, Students
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