The associations between emotional empathy, emotional intelligence, and COVID-19-related stress among nursing students: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has variably affected the stress levels among students. Nursing students, as the reserve force of medical resources and the successors of frontline nursing staff, warrant particular attention regarding their stress levels. This study investigates the relationship between emotional empathy, emotional intelligence, and COVID-19-related stress in nursing students and examines the masking role of emotional intelligence in this relationship.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to June 2023 using multi-stage sampling method to recruit 1126 nursing students from a medical university. Participants completed a demographic information questionnaire, the COVID-19 Student Stress Questionnaire, the Multidimensional Emotional Empathy S

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11656547 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature