NATĘŻENIE INTELIGENCJI EMOCJONALNEJ I POZIOM LĘKU U POŁOŻNYCH I KOBIET PRACUJĄCYCH W INNYCH ZAWODACH NIEMEDYCZNYCH
THE INTENSITY OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ANXIETY LEVELS IN MIDWIVES AND WOMEN WORKING IN OTHER NON-MEDICAL PROFESSIONS

Summary/Abstract: Among medical professions special attention should be given to midwives. The basic tasks of midwives include caring for pregnant women and gynecological patients, which is connected with a great pressure. According to the literature, work of a midwife requires connecting medical knowledge and social competencies. Additionally working in that area corresponds with experiencing high anxiety. Due to those reasons the attempt to answer the question about the level of emotional intelligence and anxiety levels in midwives was made. Also the level of those two traits was compared in the group of midwives and other women working in non-medical professions. An attempt was made to verify whether there are any correlations between the levels of emotional intelligence and anxiety. A study was conducted in which 100 women above 20 years of age participated, out of which 50 were midwives, and another 50 were professionally active in non-medical professions. The data was collected with two standardized questionnaires Popular Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire PKIE and State Trait Anxiety Inventory STAI. Gathered data proves that midwives have a high level of general emotional intelligence, high levels of acceptance and empathy. They are also characterized by a medium level of control and understanding. Midwives participating in the study declared experiencing a medium level of anxiety. Presented results are in congruence with previous data concerning midwives’ functioning. They can also be useful in planning future research in that field.

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