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The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Self-efficacy and Job Stress of Nurses: Mediating Role of Self-efficacy

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2010;16(1):17-25.
Published online: March 31, 2010

1Department of Nursing, Ulsan College, Korea.

2Department of Industrial Management, Ulsan College, Korea.

Correspondence: Lee, Kyung Hee. Department of Nursing, Ulsan College, 101 Bong-Su-Ro, Dong-Gu, Ulsan 682-715, Korea. Tel: 82-52-230-0736, Fax: 82-52-230-0731, khlee@mail.uc.ac.kr
• Received: December 28, 2009   • Revised: January 29, 2010   • Accepted: March 16, 2010

Copyright © 2010 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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  • Purpose
    This study was to investigate the relationship among emotional intelligence, self-efficacy and job stress of nurses.
  • Method
    Data was collected from convenient sample of 265 nurses who work for a university hospital in a city. The Questionnaire measured the level of emotional intelligence, self-efficacy and job stress of nurses. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, scheffe' test, pearson's correlation coefficient and hierarchical multiple regression.
  • Result
    The mean score of emotional intelligence was 3.41(±.37), self-efficacy was 3.27(±.45) and job stress was 3.35(±.65). There were significant differences on self-efficacy according to age, marital status and education level. And there were significant differences on job stress according to age, working unit. It was a significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence and self-efficacy. The emotional intelligence and self-efficacy were significantly negative correlation with job stress. The emotional intelligence explained 24.8% of self-efficacy and 1.9% of job stress and self-efficacy explained 2.7% of job stress. And the self-efficacy was showed a mediate variable between emotional intelligence and job stress.
  • Conclusion
    To decrease job stress, nursing managers ought to develop the emotional intelligence and self-efficacy of nurses, reinforce as a mediating role between emotional intelligence and job stress.

This paper was supported by Ulsan College research funds in 2009.

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Table 1
General characteristic of the subjects (N=265)
jkana-16-17-i001.jpg

General: MED, GS, OS, NS, OBGY, PED

Special: MICU, SICU, NICU, ER, OR, RR, AKR

Table 2
Emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and job stress of the subjects (N=265)
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Table 3
Emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and job stress of the subjects according to General characteristics (N=265)
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Table 4
Correlations of Emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and job stress (N=265)
jkana-16-17-i004.jpg

*p<.05, **p<.01

EI: emotional intelligence, SEA: self emotion appraisal, OEA: other's emotion appraisal,

UOE: use of emotion, ROE: regulation of emotion, SE: self-efficacy,

JS: job stress, PT: psychological tension, JI: job insecurity, WO: work overload

Table 5
Hierarchical regression analysis on job stress
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*p< 05, **p<.01

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    General characteristic of the subjects (N=265)

    General: MED, GS, OS, NS, OBGY, PED

    Special: MICU, SICU, NICU, ER, OR, RR, AKR

    Emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and job stress of the subjects (N=265)

    Emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and job stress of the subjects according to General characteristics (N=265)

    Correlations of Emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and job stress (N=265)

    *p<.05, **p<.01

    EI: emotional intelligence, SEA: self emotion appraisal, OEA: other's emotion appraisal,

    UOE: use of emotion, ROE: regulation of emotion, SE: self-efficacy,

    JS: job stress, PT: psychological tension, JI: job insecurity, WO: work overload

    Hierarchical regression analysis on job stress

    *p< 05, **p<.01

    Table 1 General characteristic of the subjects (N=265)

    General: MED, GS, OS, NS, OBGY, PED

    Special: MICU, SICU, NICU, ER, OR, RR, AKR

    Table 2 Emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and job stress of the subjects (N=265)

    Table 3 Emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and job stress of the subjects according to General characteristics (N=265)

    Table 4 Correlations of Emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and job stress (N=265)

    *p<.05, **p<.01

    EI: emotional intelligence, SEA: self emotion appraisal, OEA: other's emotion appraisal,

    UOE: use of emotion, ROE: regulation of emotion, SE: self-efficacy,

    JS: job stress, PT: psychological tension, JI: job insecurity, WO: work overload

    Table 5 Hierarchical regression analysis on job stress

    *p< 05, **p<.01

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