Association between emotional intelligence and professionalism among dental hygiene students
Autor: | Brian B. Partido, Ashley Forsythe, Dawne Stefanik |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
020205 medical informatics
education Population 02 engineering and technology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Association (psychology) Students Emotional Intelligence Response rate (survey) education.field_of_study Descriptive statistics Emotional intelligence 030206 dentistry General Medicine Dental hygiene Oral Hygiene humanities Checklist Cross-Sectional Studies Professionalism Scale (social sciences) Psychology Clinical psychology |
Zdroj: | Journal of dental educationREFERENCES. 84(12) |
ISSN: | 1930-7837 |
Popis: | INTRODUCTION Emotional intelligence (EI) includes the ability to evaluate and govern the emotions of oneself and others. Limited evidence exists in determining whether EI is related to professionalism. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine whether relationships exist between EI and professionalism among undergraduate dental hygiene students. METHODS Using a quantitative cross-sectional survey research design, the study instrument consisted of 3 parts: (1) The Emotional Quotient Self-Assessment Checklist (EQSAC) included 30 questions measuring 6 domains of EI; (2) The Patient Management and Professionalism Scale (PMPS) included 10 questions measuring 5 domains of professionalism; and (3) Demographic questions. Descriptive statistics, correlational statistics, and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the data. RESULTS The responses from 49 participants were used, which represented a response rate of 80.3%. Most undergraduate dental hygiene student participants had EI and professionalism scores in the moderate range. Total EI scores were significant predictors of total professionalism scores (P |
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