Nicole J Borges1, Britta M Thompson2, Brenda J Roman3, Mark H Townsend4, Lisa R Carchedi5, Jeff S Cluver6, Julia B Frank7, Paul M Haidet8, Ruth E Levine9. 1. Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA. nborges@umc.edu. 2. University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK, USA. 3. Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA. 4. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. 5. Southwestern Medical Center, TX, Austin, USA. 6. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. 7. George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. 8. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. 9. The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the relationship between team emotional intelligence, quality of team interactions, and gender. METHODS: Psychiatry clerkship students participating in Team-Based Learning (TBL, n = 484) or no TBL (control, n = 265) completed the Workgroup Emotional Intelligence Profile (WEIP-S) and the Team Performance Scale (TPS). RESULTS: Significant correlations (p < 0.01) existed between quality of team interactions (i.e., TPS) and team emotional intelligence (i.e., WEIP-S) subscales, but not gender. Control and TBL groups experienced significant increases in WEIP-S subscales pre to post (p < 0.01, η (2) = .08), with the TBL group experiencing significantly higher gains in three of four subscales. Control group scored higher on TPS. CONCLUSIONS: A significant relationship exists between team emotional intelligence and quality of team interactions. Gender was unrelated to TPS or WEIP-S subscales. TBL group experienced higher gains in WEIP-S subscales while the control group experienced slightly higher TPS scores. Results suggest implications for medical educators who use TBL.
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the relationship between team emotional intelligence, quality of team interactions, and gender. METHODS: Psychiatry clerkship students participating in Team-Based Learning (TBL, n = 484) or no TBL (control, n = 265) completed the Workgroup Emotional Intelligence Profile (WEIP-S) and the Team Performance Scale (TPS). RESULTS: Significant correlations (p < 0.01) existed between quality of team interactions (i.e., TPS) and team emotional intelligence (i.e., WEIP-S) subscales, but not gender. Control and TBL groups experienced significant increases in WEIP-S subscales pre to post (p < 0.01, η (2) = .08), with the TBL group experiencing significantly higher gains in three of four subscales. Control group scored higher on TPS. CONCLUSIONS: A significant relationship exists between team emotional intelligence and quality of team interactions. Gender was unrelated to TPS or WEIP-S subscales. TBL group experienced higher gains in WEIP-S subscales while the control group experienced slightly higher TPS scores. Results suggest implications for medical educators who use TBL.
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Clerkship; Curriculum development; Emotional intelligence; Medical students