Impact of Trait Emotional Intelligence on Psychological Well being in Students of Healthcare Disciplines

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to examine the predictive relationship of emotional intelligence (EI) with psychological wellbeing (i.e., Depression, Anxiety & Stress) among students enrolled in healthcare disciplines. Total two hundred students were selected from different medical universities and colleges using purposive sampling technique with the age range of 19-30 years (M= 23.2, SD =2.04). The assessment measures used in this study were; Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form (TEIQue-SF; Petrides, & Furnham, 2006) and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21, Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995). Results of Linear Regression Analysis indicated that trait emotional intelligence contributed 4.6% variance in psychological distress R 2 = .46, F (1, 197) = 10.511, p = .00. The results demonstrate that trait emotional intelligence significantly influences psychological distress. Findings of this research may help the implications for the medical students to prevent their stress, depression and anxiety in future.