Relationship of emotional intelligence and stress in undergraduate medical students
Relationship of emotional intelligence and stress in undergraduate medical students

Summary/Abstract: Objective: Medical education is considered as highly stressful. The role of emotional intelligence in managing stress and in better adjustment is well-recognised. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association of emotional intelligence and its subcomponents with stress in undergraduate medical students. Method: Total sample consisted on 238 undergraduate medical students including 73 males, and 165 females. Demographic form, the scale of emotional intelligence and perceived stress scale were administered to assess the study variables. Results: Linear regression analysis was computed. Level of stress was found to be higher among females than males. Moreover, results showed that subcomponents of EI including optimism (B= -257, p< .01), problem solving (B= -257, p< 01), flexibility (B= -273, p< 01) and interpersonal skills (B= -.127, p< 05) were found to be negatively correlated with stress. Conclusion: It can be concluded that medical student’s use of emotions intelligently helps towards off the stress. Study results pointed toward the need of incorporating the programs for enhancement of emotional intelligence to manage the stress in better way.

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