The Effect of Emotional Intelligence Training Program on Stress among Nurse Students

Abstract

Background: Emotional Intelligence means a person's ability to monitor their own and others' emotions, which guide his/her thinking and actions. It has the potential to enable individuals for better coping with stress. Aim of the study: determine the effect of emotional intelligence training program on stress among nurse students. Design: Quasi-experimental design. Setting: Technical Institute of Nursing, which affiliated to faculty of nursing, Ain Shams University. Subjects: 200 nurse students were participated in the study. Tools of data collection: three tools were used to select data; Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale, and Pre and posttest. Result: less than one fifth of study subjects had satisfactory knowledge about emotional intelligence in preprogram phase. There is a highly statistically significant improvement in all dimensions of emotional intelligence among nursing students throughout program phases. Highly statistically significant improvement in stress dimensions among nursing students throughout program phases, and there is statistically significant correlation between emotional intelligence score and stress score among nursing students throughout program phases Conclusion: Improving nurse students' emotional intelligence decreased stress after implementation of training program. Recommendations: enhance nurse students' participation in social and cultural activities, conduct training program about stress management strategies.