A Study of Emotional Intelligence Among Nurses

Abstract

The Purpose of this study was to examine the effect of types of hospitals and length of service on emotional intelligence of nurses. Types of hospitals and length of service are independent variables and emotional intelligence is dependent variable in this study. Emotional Intelligence Scale (constructed by Anukool Hyde, Sanjyot Pethe and Upinder Dhar) was used to collect data. Data were collected by random sample of 150 nurses (75 nurses from government hospitals and 75 nurses from private hospitals), from different hospitals of Meerut and J.P. Nagar districts. The data were analyzed through Mean and ANOVA. The result indicates that types of hospitals and length of service positively and significantly affect the emotional intelligence. The nurses of private hospitals have better emotional intelligence than the nurses of government hospitals. The length of service of the nurses has also found an influencing factor of emotional intelligence.