Objective:To investigate the relationship between social intelligence(SI),empathy,and self-esteem among nursing students.Methods:A quantitative cross-sectional design was utilized to conduct this study.Data were colle...Objective:To investigate the relationship between social intelligence(SI),empathy,and self-esteem among nursing students.Methods:A quantitative cross-sectional design was utilized to conduct this study.Data were collected from 465 students from 4 different nursing colleges between April and November 2021.The Tromso Social Intelligence Scale(TSIS),Jefferson Empathy Scale,and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used to collect data.A complete enumerative technique was used to select the students at the time of data collection.Results:Most of the student nurses scored lower in SI.However,they had an acceptable level of empathy and a high level of selfesteem.A correlation was found between self-esteem and gender,as well as empathy and year of study.Conclusions:Our findings suggest that nursing students would benefit from improved SI skills.More work is needed to determine how best to incorporate these concepts into nursing curricula and create training programs for nursing students.展开更多
文摘Objective:To investigate the relationship between social intelligence(SI),empathy,and self-esteem among nursing students.Methods:A quantitative cross-sectional design was utilized to conduct this study.Data were collected from 465 students from 4 different nursing colleges between April and November 2021.The Tromso Social Intelligence Scale(TSIS),Jefferson Empathy Scale,and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used to collect data.A complete enumerative technique was used to select the students at the time of data collection.Results:Most of the student nurses scored lower in SI.However,they had an acceptable level of empathy and a high level of selfesteem.A correlation was found between self-esteem and gender,as well as empathy and year of study.Conclusions:Our findings suggest that nursing students would benefit from improved SI skills.More work is needed to determine how best to incorporate these concepts into nursing curricula and create training programs for nursing students.
