The Relations among the Emotional Intelligence Levels, the Ways of Coping with Stress and the Informational Literacy of the Health College Nursing Students

Abstract

Aim: Study was conducted with the aim of detecting the correlation between the emotional intelligence levels, styles of coping with stress and information literacy of nursing students. Methods and Results: The data in this study were collected via a”Personal Information Form” prepared by the reserachers themselves, a Emotional Intelligence Evaluation Form (EIEF), Scale of Stress Coping Styles (SSCS) and a Information Literacy Scale. The population of the study consists of all the students of 3rd and 4th grades in nursing department of a Faculty Of Health Scıences (N=419), and the sample included voluntary students present at school at the time of data collection (n=212). It was found out that emotional intelligence levels of the students were of normal level as total scale score averages; were they used self-confident approach and helplessness approach most in coping with stress; their information literacy levels were found below average as total score average was. There was a statistically significant, positive but a poor level of correlation between the average total score of EIEF and average scores from the subscale of “self-confident approach” in SSCS. Conclusions: It was determined that as the level of emotional intelligence increased, the students got a higher level of self-confidence and better skills of identifying the need for information.