Differences in Emotional Intelligence Between Male and Female Nursing Students From a Population With a Low Percentage of Male Nurses
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Male nursing students in Poland exhibit higher emotional intelligence (EI) scores when normalized. This suggests self-selection into the nursing profession based on EI, indicating a positive trend for increasing male representation in nursing.
Area Of Science
- Nursing Education
- Psychology
Background
- Poland faces a significant nursing shortage, exacerbated by a low percentage of male nurses.
- Emotional intelligence (EI) is increasingly recognized as a predictor of professional success in healthcare.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate and compare emotional intelligence levels between male and female nursing students in Poland.
- To explore potential gender-based differences in EI within the nursing academic context.
Main Methods
- A cross-sectional study involving 21 male and 127 female nursing students from John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, Poland.
- Emotional intelligence was assessed using the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT).
- Data analysis included raw score comparison and conversion to normalized (sten) scores.
Main Results
- Raw EI scores were similar between genders, but normalized scores revealed significant differences.
- Male students were more likely to achieve high normalized EI scores (sten 8-10) compared to female students.
- Female students were more represented in lower EI score ranges (sten ≤3) and showed a higher prevalence of isolated emotion recognition difficulties.
Conclusions
- Normalized emotional intelligence scores were higher in male nursing students than in female students.
- Findings suggest that male nursing students in Poland may self-select into the profession based on higher EI.
- Encouraging male participation in nursing is viewed as a positive development for the profession.
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