[Home ] [Archive]   [ فارسی ]  
:: Main :: About :: Current Issue :: Archive :: Search :: Submit :: Contact ::
Main Menu
Home::
Journal Information::
Articles archive::
For Authors::
For Reviewers::
Publishing Policies::
Registration::
Contact us::
Site Facilities::
::
Search in website

Advanced Search
..
Receive site information
Enter your Email in the following box to receive the site news and information.
..
:: Volume 4, Issue 4 (September-October 2017) ::
IJPN 2017, 4(4): 16-25 Back to browse issues page
The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Motivation and Determination of Their Predictive Factors Among a Sample of Medical Students
Mohammad Ali Soleimani , Saeid Pahlevan Sharif , Yasaman Poormoosa , Ameneh Yaghoobzadeh *
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran. , a.yaghoobzadeh@yahoo.com
Abstract:   (6414 Views)

Introduction: Emotional intelligence is one of the main issues in the psychological area which plays an important role in various aspects of life such as achievement motivation. This study aimed to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic motivation and also to study the determinant factors of these main variables in medical sciences students.

Methods: In this descriptive correlational study (January to March 2016), 402 students were recruited from five schools of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences by quota sampling method. Data were collected using demographic questionnaire, Bradberry & Greaves Emotional Intelligence and Vallerand Academic Motivation Scale. In order for data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics like Pearson’s correlation and multiple regression analysis were performed using SPSS version 22.

Results: The results showed that there was a significant positive relationship between emotional intelligence and academic motivation among students (r =0.464, P < 0.01). Moreover, female students reported higher academic motivation than males. The results of multiple regression model indicated that emotional intelligence significantly and positively predicted academic motivation (β = 0.646, P < 0.001). None of the variables could predict the emotional intelligence.

Conclusions: Results of the present study show that there was a relationship between emotional intelligence and academic motivation. Therefore, proper planning and providing appropriate educational services are recommended to enhance emotional intelligence and strengthen motivation for academic achievement.

Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Academic Motivation, Student
Full-Text [PDF 629 kb]   (2599 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2017/01/23 | Accepted: 2017/01/23 | Published: 2017/01/23 | ePublished: 2017/01/23
Send email to the article author

Add your comments about this article
Your username or Email:

CAPTCHA


XML   Persian Abstract   Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Soleimani M A, Pahlevan Sharif S, Poormoosa Y, Yaghoobzadeh A. The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Motivation and Determination of Their Predictive Factors Among a Sample of Medical Students. IJPN 2017; 4 (4) :16-25
URL: http://ijpn.ir/article-1-883-en.html


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Volume 4, Issue 4 (September-October 2017) Back to browse issues page
نشریه روان پرستاری Iranian Journal of  Psychiatric Nursing
Persian site map - English site map - Created in 0.05 seconds with 37 queries by YEKTAWEB 4645