ASSOCIATION OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE WITH ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN SOUTH INDIA
Journal Title: Asian Journal of Pharamceutical and Clinical Research - Year 2015, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
 Objective: The present study was designed to assess the association of emotional intelligence (EI) with academic performance among medicalstudents.Methods: A self-administered semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the information. Schutte self-report EI test was used for the studyand the items were scored from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) based on 5-point Likert scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 11.5.The scores of EI obtained were then categorized into low (33-77), moderate (78-121) and high (122-165). The results obtained were then expressedas proportions, statistical test Chi-square was used and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: A total of 532 participants were assessed for EI. Around 1.9% had low EI, 61.8% had moderate EI and 36.3% had high EI. Gender, academicperformance and satisfaction with the career choice were found to be statistically significant with EI.Conclusion: Significant association was found between that of EI and academic performance and efforts must be made to include the concept of EIinto the medical curriculum.Keywords: Emotional intelligence, Medical students, South India.
Authors and Affiliations
Darshan Bb, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan, Vaman Kulkarni, Rekha Thapar, Prasanna Mithra, Nithin Kumar, Ramesh Holla, Avinash Kumar, Rithika Sriram, Namitha Nair, Juanna Jinson, Sanjana Rai, Huwwa Najiza
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