Correlation between Emotional Intelligence and Risky Sexual Behaviors in Nursing Students of Khozestan Province Universities in 2013

Musab  Ghaderi; Zeinab  Ahmadi; Fatemeh  Darabzadeh; Morteza  Nasiri; Elham  Fakouri

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Correlation between Emotional Intelligence and Risky Sexual Behaviors in Nursing Students of Khozestan Province Universities in 2013

Author(s):

Musab Ghaderi¹,

Zeinab Ahmadi²,

Fatemeh Darabzadeh³,

Morteza Nasiri^2,*,

Elham Fakouri⁴

1Reserch Center of Jiroft University of medical sciences, Jiroft, Iran

2Nursing Department, Nursing and Midwifery School, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

3Student Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4Student Research Committee, International branch, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

Journal of Clinical Research in Paramedical Sciences:Vol. 4, issue 1; e81954

Published online:May 14, 2015

Article type:Research Article

Received:Oct 20, 2014

Accepted:Mar 20, 2015

How to Cite:Musab GhaderiZeinab AhmadiFatemeh DarabzadehMorteza NasiriElham FakouriCorrelation between Emotional Intelligence and Risky Sexual Behaviors in Nursing Students of Khozestan Province Universities in 2013.J Clin Res Paramed Sci.4(1):e81954.

Abstract

Background: Risky sexual behaviors are considered as one kind of risky behaviors that have severe physical, emotional and economical consequences. Emotional Intelligence is a kind of emotional information processing which helps to better compatibility and compliance and leads to individuals take logical decision. This study aimed to assess any probable correlation between emotional intelligence and risky sexual behaviors in
students.
Methods: This study was conducted on 740 nursing students who were selected by stratified random sampling method from Jundishapur, Arvand, Dezfol, Shostar as well as Islamic Azad branch of Khozestan province Medical Universities in 2013. Data was
collected by researcher-made and emotional intelligence (Brad Berry–Graves) questionnaires and were analyzed by SPSS19 software using descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and analytic (T-test, ANOVA and chi-square tests).
Results: Emotional intelligence of most students (74.19%) was in high range. Frequency of students’ risky sexual behaviors was 13.8%. Based on t-test a significant difference was seen between total emotional intelligence (P=0.049) as well as self-awareness
(P=0.003) and social consciousness (P=0.014) subscales in students with and without risky sexual behaviors. Indeed, students without risky sexual behaviors possessed higher emotional intelligence.
Conclusion: So that there was a significant difference between total emotional intelligence in students with and without risky sexual behaviors, development of emotional intelligence can be a good solution to prevent risky sexual behaviors and contribute to individual and community well-being.

Keywords

Emotional Intelligence

Risky Sexual Behaviors

Nursing Student

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