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Emotional intelligence and academic performance in first and final year medical students: a cross-sectional study

Background Research on emotional intelligence (EI) suggests that it is associated with more pro-social behavior, better academic performance and improved empathy towards patients. In medical education and clinical practice, EI has been related to higher academic achievement and improved doctor-pati...

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Main Authors: Chew, Boon How, Md. Zain, Azhar, Hassan, Faezah
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Language:English
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Published: BioMed Central 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29794/1/Emotional%20intelligence%20and%20academic%20performance%20in%20first%20and%20final%20year%20medical%20students.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.297942015-09-11T07:06:06Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29794/ Emotional intelligence and academic performance in first and final year medical students: a cross-sectional study Chew, Boon How Md. Zain, Azhar Hassan, Faezah Background Research on emotional intelligence (EI) suggests that it is associated with more pro-social behavior, better academic performance and improved empathy towards patients. In medical education and clinical practice, EI has been related to higher academic achievement and improved doctor-patient relationships. This study examined the effect of EI on academic performance in first- and final-year medical students in Malaysia. Methods This was a cross-sectional study using an objectively-scored measure of EI, the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT). Academic performance of medical school students was measured using continuous assessment (CA) and final examination (FE) results. The first- and final-year students were invited to participate during their second semester. Students answered a paper-based demographic questionnaire and completed the online MSCEIT on their own. Relationships between the total MSCEIT score to academic performance were examined using multivariate analyses. Results A total of 163 (84 year one and 79 year five) medical students participated (response rate of 66.0%). The gender and ethnic distribution were representative of the student population. The total EI score was a predictor of good overall CA (OR 1.01), a negative predictor of poor result in overall CA (OR 0.97), a predictor of the good overall FE result (OR 1.07) and was significantly related to the final-year FE marks (adjusted R2 = 0.43). Conclusions Medical students who were more emotionally intelligent performed better in both the continuous assessments and the final professional examination. Therefore, it is possible that emotional skill development may enhance medical students’ academic performance. BioMed Central 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29794/1/Emotional%20intelligence%20and%20academic%20performance%20in%20first%20and%20final%20year%20medical%20students.pdf application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29794/7/Emotional%20intelligence%20and%20academic%20performance%20in%20first%20and%20final%20year%20medical%20students.pdf Chew, Boon How and Md. Zain, Azhar and Hassan, Faezah (2013) Emotional intelligence and academic performance in first and final year medical students: a cross-sectional study. BMC Medical Education, 13 (44). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1472-6920; ESSN: 1472-6920
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description Background Research on emotional intelligence (EI) suggests that it is associated with more pro-social behavior, better academic performance and improved empathy towards patients. In medical education and clinical practice, EI has been related to higher academic achievement and improved doctor-patient relationships. This study examined the effect of EI on academic performance in first- and final-year medical students in Malaysia. Methods This was a cross-sectional study using an objectively-scored measure of EI, the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT). Academic performance of medical school students was measured using continuous assessment (CA) and final examination (FE) results. The first- and final-year students were invited to participate during their second semester. Students answered a paper-based demographic questionnaire and completed the online MSCEIT on their own. Relationships between the total MSCEIT score to academic performance were examined using multivariate analyses. Results A total of 163 (84 year one and 79 year five) medical students participated (response rate of 66.0%). The gender and ethnic distribution were representative of the student population. The total EI score was a predictor of good overall CA (OR 1.01), a negative predictor of poor result in overall CA (OR 0.97), a predictor of the good overall FE result (OR 1.07) and was significantly related to the final-year FE marks (adjusted R2 = 0.43). Conclusions Medical students who were more emotionally intelligent performed better in both the continuous assessments and the final professional examination. Therefore, it is possible that emotional skill development may enhance medical students’ academic performance.
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author Chew, Boon How
Md. Zain, Azhar
Hassan, Faezah
spellingShingle Chew, Boon How
Md. Zain, Azhar
Hassan, Faezah
Emotional intelligence and academic performance in first and final year medical students: a cross-sectional study
author_facet Chew, Boon How
Md. Zain, Azhar
Hassan, Faezah
author_sort Chew, Boon How
title Emotional intelligence and academic performance in first and final year medical students: a cross-sectional study
title_short Emotional intelligence and academic performance in first and final year medical students: a cross-sectional study
title_full Emotional intelligence and academic performance in first and final year medical students: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Emotional intelligence and academic performance in first and final year medical students: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Emotional intelligence and academic performance in first and final year medical students: a cross-sectional study
title_sort emotional intelligence and academic performance in first and final year medical students: a cross-sectional study
publisher BioMed Central
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29794/1/Emotional%20intelligence%20and%20academic%20performance%20in%20first%20and%20final%20year%20medical%20students.pdf
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