Pau Allan K H, Croucher Ray
Centre for Oral Biometrics, Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, United Kingdom.
J Dent Educ. 2003 Sep;67(9):1023-8.
This study investigated the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and perceived stress (PS) in dental undergraduates. All dental undergraduates attending a UK dental school were invited to complete a questionnaire on age, gender, year of study, EI, and PS. Two hundred and thirteen students (48 percent male) participated, a response rate of 70 percent. The mean score for EI was 117.54 (S.D. 14.90) and PS was 17.73 (S.D. 6.49). Factor analysis confirmed four factors previously identified in the literature as comprising emotional intelligence: optimism/mood regulation, utilization of emotions, appraisal of emotions, and social skills. T-tests indicated that females had significantly higher EI scores than males. Mean PS scores were significantly higher for students aged over twenty-one years compared with those aged twenty-one years or less (p < 0.001), female compared to male students (p < 0.05), and those in higher years compared to those in lower years of study (p < 0.001). Correlational analysis showed an inverse relationship between EI and PS. Multiple regression analysis identified year of study, optimism/mood regulation, and gender as independent, significant predictors of PS. In conclusion, low EI scorers report more PS. Future research should investigate the relationships of EI and PS with impact on lifestyle behaviors, academic and clinical performance, and health outcomes.
本研究调查了牙科专业本科生的情商（EI）与感知压力（PS）之间的关系。邀请了一所英国牙科学院的所有牙科专业本科生填写一份关于年龄、性别、学年、情商和感知压力的问卷。213名学生（48%为男性）参与了调查，回复率为70%。情商的平均得分为117.54（标准差14.90），感知压力的平均得分为17.73（标准差6.49）。因子分析证实了文献中先前确定的构成情商的四个因素：乐观/情绪调节、情绪利用、情绪评估和社交技能。t检验表明，女性的情商得分显著高于男性。21岁以上学生的平均感知压力得分显著高于21岁及以下的学生（p<0.001），女性学生高于男性学生（p<0.05），高年级学生高于低年级学生（p<0.001）。相关分析表明，情商与感知压力之间呈负相关。多元回归分析确定学年、乐观/情绪调节和性别是感知压力的独立显著预测因素。总之，情商得分低的人报告的感知压力更大。未来的研究应调查情商和感知压力与生活方式行为、学业和临床成绩以及健康结果之间的关系。
