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Examining the Emotional Intelligence and Self-Compassion Levels of University Students Studying at the Faculty of Health Sciences

Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi’nde Öğrenim Gören Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Duygusal Zekâ ve Öz Şefkat Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi

Behice Belkıs Çalışkan(BEYKENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-7249-2954
Ece Alagöz(MALTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-4913-0944
Merve Bat Tonkuş(YENİ YÜZYIL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-1046-6862
Pages
48–54
Publication Date
2024-04-30
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Intervention programs that increase emotional intelligence can be applied in future studies.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Emotional intelligence and self-compassion are skills that help individuals to cope with situations they cannot control, to approach themselves with compassion and without judgment, to use their stress coping skills effectively, and to lay the groundwork for an increase in their quality of life.
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Key Findings & Data:The research population consists of 722 students studying at a foundation university in Istanbul; No sample selection was made, but 444 students who accepted the research and met the inclusion criteria were included in the study.
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⚙️Variables:Duygusal zekâ · Öğrenci · Öz şefkat

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Emotional intelligence and self-compassion are skills that help individuals to cope with situations they cannot control, to approach themselves with compassion and without judgment, to use their stress coping skills effectively, and to lay the groundwork for an increase in their quality of life. This research was conducted to examine the emotional intelligence and self-compassion levels of university students. The research population consists of 722 students studying at a foundation university in Istanbul; No sample selection was made, but 444 students who accepted the research and met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Research data were collected between February and May 2022. Data was collected by using “Information Form”, “Rotterdam Emotional Intelligence Scale”, and “Self-Compassion Questionnaire Short Form”. In the evaluation of the data; SPSS 25.00 program was used. 77.7% of the students were female and 34.5% were in the 3rd grade, 85.4% of them defined their socioeconomic status as medium and the mean age was 20.69 years. A statistically significant difference was found in terms of students’ level of participation in the RDST and SSSSF items, gender, how they evaluated their academic achievement, and the variables of describing their socioeconomic status (p<0.05). As a result of the research, it was determined that as the emotional intelligence level of the students increased, their self-compassion levels increased. Intervention programs that increase emotional intelligence can be applied in future studies.

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Duygusal zekâ ve öz şefkat, bireylerin kontrol edemedikleri durumlar ile baş edebilmek için kendilerini yargılamadan ve şefkatle yaklaşım göstermelerine, stresle baş etme becerilerini etkin kullanmalarına ve yaşam kalitelerinin artmasına zemin hazırlamalarına yardımcı olan becerilerdir. Bu araştırma, üniversite öğrencilerinin duygusal zekâ ve öz şefkat düzeylerini incelemek amacıyla yapıldı. Araştırma evrenini İstanbul’da bir vakıf üniversitesinde öğrenim gören 722 öğrenci oluşturmakta; örneklem seçimine gidilmeyip araştırmayı kabul eden ve dahil edilme kriterlerine uyan 444 öğrenci araştırmaya dahil edildi. Araştırma verileri Şubat -Mayıs 2022 tarihleri arasında toplandı. Veri toplama aracı olarak; Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Rotterdam Duygusal Zekâ Ölçeği (RDZÖ) ve Öz Şefkat Ölçeği Kısa Formu (ÖŞÖ-KF) ve verilerin değerlendirilmesinde; SPSS 25.00 programı kullanıldı. Öğrencilerin %77,7’si kadın ve %34,5’i 3. sınıftadır, %85,4’ü sosyoekonomik durumlarını orta olarak tanımlarken ve yaş ortalaması 20,69 olarak bulundu. Öğrencilerin RDZÖ ve ÖŞÖ-KF maddelerine katılım düzeyleri ile cinsiyet, akademik başarılarını nasıl değerlendirdikleri ve sosyoekonomik durumlarını tanımlama değişkenleri ile istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık tespit edildi (p<0,05). Araştırma sonucunda öğrencilerinin duygusal zekâ düzeyi arttıkça öz şefkat düzeylerinin arttığı saptandı. Gelecekte yapılacak olan çalışmalarda duygusal zekâyı artıran müdahale programları uygulanabilir.

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Çalışkan, B. B., Alagöz, E., Tonkuş, M. B. (2024). Examining the Emotional Intelligence and Self-Compassion Levels of University Students Studying at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi, Cilt: 14 Sayı: 1, 48–54. https://doi.org/10.5961/higheredusci.1298285

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