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LEVEL OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND LEVEL OF ADJUSTMENT AMONG NURSING STUDENTS

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Mr. K. Praveen kumar, Ms. M. Chitra devi, Ms. P. Sandhiya, Prof.R.Vijaya lakshmi
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.s2.321

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Introduction: Emotional Intelligence includes the ability to engage in sophisticated information processing about one’s own and others’ emotions and the ability to use this information as a guide to thinking and behavior. Individuals high in emotional intelligence pay attention to, use, understand, and manage emotions, and these skills serve adaptive functions that potentially benefit themselves and others. Objectives: 1. Assess the level of emotional intelligence and level of adjustment and associate the emotional intelligence , level of adjustment among nursing college students with their selected demographic variables. Materials and methods: 186 nursing students were selected as study participants by nonprobability convenience sampling technique from SRM College of Nursing. Data was collected with trait emotional intelligence questionnaire and Bells adjustment inventory .Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Results: Maximum of participants 149 (80%)students have moderate level of emotional intelligence, and 36(19.3%) have low level of emotional intelligence. Majority 144 (77%) had moderate level of overall adjustment only 1 (0.5%) had high level of overall adjustment. Further the analysis conveyed that there is no significant relation (association) between demographic variables and the level of Adjustment emotional intelligence among the Nursing students. Conclusion: Students who are emotionally intelligent can handle even the most challenging situations and also able to communicate their ideas and thoughts without letting their feelings take over. Students with high emotional intelligence are able to connect with strangers and establish lasting bonds through thought-provoking conversations.

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