The relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction among nurses in Accra

AIM: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction among nurses in Accra, Ghana. METHODS: A correlational study was conducted in Ghana in 2015. The study conveniently sampled 120 registered general nurses (83 females and 37 males) from thre...

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Autores principales: Tagoe, Theophilus, Quarshie, Emmanuel Nii‐Boye
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5340164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28286664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70
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description AIM: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction among nurses in Accra, Ghana. METHODS: A correlational study was conducted in Ghana in 2015. The study conveniently sampled 120 registered general nurses (83 females and 37 males) from three public hospitals located in Accra. The Schutte Self‐Report Emotional Intelligence Inventory and the Job Satisfaction Survey were used to assess emotional intelligence and job satisfaction respectively. RESULTS: The findings showed a significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction among the nurses. However, the results revealed no significant gender difference in emotional intelligence and job satisfaction.
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spelling pubmed-53401642017-03-10 The relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction among nurses in Accra Tagoe, Theophilus Quarshie, Emmanuel Nii‐Boye Nurs Open Research Articles AIM: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction among nurses in Accra, Ghana. METHODS: A correlational study was conducted in Ghana in 2015. The study conveniently sampled 120 registered general nurses (83 females and 37 males) from three public hospitals located in Accra. The Schutte Self‐Report Emotional Intelligence Inventory and the Job Satisfaction Survey were used to assess emotional intelligence and job satisfaction respectively. RESULTS: The findings showed a significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction among the nurses. However, the results revealed no significant gender difference in emotional intelligence and job satisfaction. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016-11-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5340164/ /pubmed/28286664 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70 Text en © 2016 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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