Pan Zhang1, Chang-Zai Li2, Ya-Ning Zhao3, Feng-Mei Xing3, Chang-Xiang Chen3, Xi-Feng Tian3, Qi-Qun Tang3. 1. College of Nursing and Rehabilitation, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China. Electronic address: panzhang_meta@yahoo.com. 2. Department of Oncological Surgery, North China University of Science and Technology Affiliated Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei, China. 3. College of Nursing and Rehabilitation, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have highlighted that negative life events and emotional intelligence are significant predictors of mental health. However, whether emotional intelligence mediates the relationship between negative life events and psychological distress among nursing students have not been given adequate attention. OBJECTIVES: To explore the relationship among negative life events, emotional intelligence and psychological distress and to examine the mediating role of emotional intelligence in psychological distress among Chinese nursing students. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey using convenience sampling. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS: A total of 467 nursing students who were enrolled in a university in mainland of China. METHODS: A structured questionnaire was administered from September-November in 2013 to participants who consented to participate in the study. Independent variables were personal variables, emotional intelligence and negative life events. Outcome variable was psychological health. The means and standard deviations were computed. Student's t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were performed, to test the differences among the demographic characteristics on the psychological distress scores. Pearson correlation analyses and hierarchical regression analyses were performed. RESULTS: Negative life events were positively associated with psychological distress. Emotional intelligence was negatively associated with psychological distress and negative life events. Emotional intelligence mediated the relationship between negative life events and psychological distress. CONCLUSIONS: The findings support the theory of Salovey and his colleagues, and provide evidence for emotional intelligence as a factor that buffers effects of negative life events on psychological distress.
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have highlighted that negative life events and emotional intelligence are significant predictors of mental health. However, whether emotional intelligence mediates the relationship between negative life events and psychological distress among nursing students have not been given adequate attention. OBJECTIVES: To explore the relationship among negative life events, emotional intelligence and psychological distress and to examine the mediating role of emotional intelligence in psychological distress among Chinese nursing students. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey using convenience sampling. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS: A total of 467 nursing students who were enrolled in a university in mainland of China. METHODS: A structured questionnaire was administered from September-November in 2013 to participants who consented to participate in the study. Independent variables were personal variables, emotional intelligence and negative life events. Outcome variable was psychological health. The means and standard deviations were computed. Student's t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were performed, to test the differences among the demographic characteristics on the psychological distress scores. Pearson correlation analyses and hierarchical regression analyses were performed. RESULTS: Negative life events were positively associated with psychological distress. Emotional intelligence was negatively associated with psychological distress and negative life events. Emotional intelligence mediated the relationship between negative life events and psychological distress. CONCLUSIONS: The findings support the theory of Salovey and his colleagues, and provide evidence for emotional intelligence as a factor that buffers effects of negative life events on psychological distress.
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