[Emotional intelligence and scientific leadership in medical organizations]

Scientific leadership in medicine places special demands on researchers' emotional regulation due to the high uncertainty of results, competition for grants, and the need to manage interdisciplinary teams.The aim of the study was to identify the relationships between emotional intelligence components and indicators of effective scientific leadership in medical research communities from the perspective of subordinates and senior management of medical organizations.

The study sample consisted of 78 research group leaders from six research centers: average age 44.2 years, 52% are women. D. V. Lyusin's emotional intelligence methodology was used to assess emotional intelligence. Scientific leadership was assessed using three parameters: 1) expert assessment (consisting of 3 to 15 members of the scientific community-subordinates of the directors-as well as the medical institution's administration (director, deputy director for research, and vice-rector) using the adapted MLQ-5X Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire; 2) the average impact factor of the research group's publications over the past two years and the average number of citations (excluding self-citations); 3) the proportion of supported grant applications out of the total number over three years. The frequency of emotional conflicts within the research group was also examined. Statistical methods included comparative analysis (Mann-Whitney U-test), Spearman correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis.

Significant positive correlations were found between the overall level of emotional intelligence and expert assessments of leadership, both from subordinates and superiors, particularly through the «Managing Your Emotions» and «Empathy» scales. Subordinate assessments have greater predictive power than management assessments.

Emotional intelligence is a significant predictor of scientific leadership in medicine, particularly the ability to manage one's own emotions and recognize the emotions of team members. The role of emotional intelligence in scientific leadership effectiveness is greater for subordinate research staff than for superior management.