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Exploring the relationship between perceived emotional intelligence, coping, social support and mental health in nursing students.

Montes-Berges B, Augusto JM

Department of Psychology, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación, Campus de Las Lagunillas, edificio D-2, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain. bmontes@ujaen.es

Studies conducted with nurses or nursing students have shown that emotional intelligence is a skill that minimizes the negative stress consequences. The present work examines the role of perceived emotional intelligence (PEI) measured by the Trait Meta-Mood Scale, in the use of stress-coping strategies, in the quantity and quality of social support and in the mental health of nursing students. The results indicated positive correlations between clarity and social support, social support and repair, and social support and mental health. Hierarchy regression analysis pointed out that clarity and emotional repair are predictors of social support, and emotional repair is the main predictor of mental health. These results show the importance of PEI in stress coping within the nursing framework.

Published 13 March 2007 in J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs, 14(2): 163-71.
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