Effect of Self Structured Emotional Intelligence Module on Emotional Intelligence and Self-Compassion among Nursing Students of Selected Nursing Schools in Bhubaneswar

Abstract

A quasi experimental study to examine the effect of self structured emotional intelligence module on
emotional intelligence and self compassion of 1st year general nursing and midwifery students of randomly
selected private nursing schools of Bhubaneswar was conducted and 62 students meeting the inclusion
criteria were purposively selected , out of which 27 were from experimental group and 35 from control
group. Tools used were modified Genos emotional intelligence inventory and Neff’s Self compassion scale
with a reliability of 0.91 &0.73 respectively . Self structured emotional intelligence module was delivered
to the experimental group for 7 days in two sessions. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for
data analysis. Maximum samples in both experimental and control were within 20-22 yrs and females. A
significant difference between the pre test and post test scores of emotional intelligence (124.96 ± 19.20
to 177.07 ±29.92, t= 16.61 and p <0.01) as well as self compassion( 2.13 ±0.47 to 3± 0.43 ,t= 8.63 and
p<0.01) was evidenced in experimental group only . No statistically significant relation was found between
emotional intelligence and self compassion (r= -0.036, p=0.77) and the study concluded that self structured
emotional intelligence module was effective in improving emotional intelligence and self compassion of
nursing students