Perceived Stress, Emotional Intelligence and Self-efficacy among Nursing Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Present study examined the relationship between perceived stress, emotional intelligence and self-efficacy among nursing students during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The questionnaires used were the PSS (Perceived stress scale) to measure perceived stress, the Emotional intelligence scale to measure emotional intelligence and SES (Self-efficacy scale) to measure self-efficacy, the data has collected from 120 nursing students from south India. Descriptive correlational research design was used and convenient sampling technique was employed to select the sample. The results showed that there is a positive correlation found between emotional intelligence and self-efficacy among nursing students during the pandemic. On the other hand there is no correlation found between emotional intelligence and Perceived stress. Also self-efficacy and Perceived stress is not found to be correlated among nursing students which shows the emotional intelligent and self-efficacy is not helping them to manage stress during the pandemic. Meanwhile according to the finding the emotional intelligence would help them to have more self-efficacy.