2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Emotional Intelligence of hospital nurses and places of emotional conflict control in the clinical setting.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24890287
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Fundamental nursing
Research Institution	St. Mary's College
Principal Investigator	OHSTUBO naho 聖マリア学院大学, 看護学部, 助手 (20634926)
Project Period (FY)	2012-08-31 – 2014-03-31
Keywords	情動知能 / 看護職者
Research Abstract	The present study was carried out to clarify the Emotional Intelligence of hospital nurses and places of emotional conflict control in the clinical setting. This study employed the Emotional Quotient Scale (EQS) for evaluating Emotional Intelligence. The subjects of this research numbered about 1000 hospital nurses who were working at a general hospital in 2013, of whom 701 responded. Most of subjects were female (93.9%), (males comprised 6.1%). The average age was 32.8 years old (20-61). The EQS scores of nurses aged 40-60 years, married nurses, and nurses with children were significantly higher than for other nurses. Concerning places of emotional conflict control in the clinical setting, 159 nurses reported that they experienced excess work related to the shortage of manpower and/or the education system. Their EQS scores were significantly higher than for other nurses.

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