Self-Perceived Emotional Intelligence Levels in Nursing Students in Times of a Pandemic: Multivariate Representation

Ángel R. Vargas Valencia, María C. Vega-Hernández, Julio C. Aguila Sánchez, Jose A. Vázquez Espinoza and Ángel G. Hilerio López
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Ángel R. Vargas Valencia: Centre for Applied Multivariate Statistics Research, University of Colima, Colima 28040, Mexico
María C. Vega-Hernández: Department of Statistics, Higher Polytechnic School of Zamora, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
Julio C. Aguila Sánchez: Faculty of Anthropological Sciences, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Merida 97305, Mexico
Jose A. Vázquez Espinoza: Faculty of Nursing, University of Colima, Colima 28040, Mexico
Ángel G. Hilerio López: Faculty of Nursing, University of Colima, Colima 28040, Mexico

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: Self-perceived emotional intelligence in healthcare personnel is not just an individual skill but a work tool, which is even more necessary in times of crisis. This article aimed to determine emotional intelligence as perceived by students studying nursing at the University of Colima, Mexico, a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional survey of an academic year stratified population of 349 students was conducted, using the Trait Meta-Mood Scale-24 instrument. A global descriptive analysis was performed for each school year. Additionally, an ANOVA was performed, and a Multiple Correspondence Analysis was executed. It is essential to highlight the high percentages for emotional attention within the results. However, a large percentage of students required improvement in emotional attention, clarity, and repair. According to their school year, significant differences were observed among student groups within the three emotional intelligence subscales ( p < 0.05). Second-year students had low levels in the three subscales of emotional intelligence, while fourth-year students had adequate levels. We established that the scores were different depending on the school year, with a significant decrease in second-year students. The implementation of educational programs could aid in the development of emotional skills in students from the health field, especially in times of crisis.

Keywords: emotional intelligence; nursing; school year; pandemic; multivariate statistics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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