Health Commun.  2019 Dec;14(2):125-131. 10.15715/kjhcom.2019.14.2.125.

Effects of Emotional Intelligence, Multicultural Perception on Cultural Competence in Nursing Students

• Hye Ri N

• KMID: 2470618
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15715/kjhcom.2019.14.2.125

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of emotional intelligence and multi-cultural perception on the cultural competence of nursing students.
METHODS
A Participants consisted of 211 registered nursing students from the university in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. Data were collected in March, 2019 using self-report questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, an ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis in SPSS/WIN 21.0.
RESULTS
The cultural competence correlated positively with emotional intelligence (r=.30, p<.001) and multi-cultural perception (r=.27, p<.001). The cultural competence was the factor that most influenced emotional intelligence and multi-cultural perception, explaining 33.8% of the variance (F=14.82, p<.001).
CONCLUSIONS
It is necessary to educate cultural competency education programs designed to the appropriate grade level of nursing students that a nursing students can enhance there multi-cultural perception, Others' emotion appraisal and use of emotion competence.

Keyword

Nursing Students; Emotional Intelligence; Multicultural Perception; Cultural Competence

MeSH Terms

Cultural Competency*
Education
Emotional Intelligence*
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Humans
Korea
Mental Competency
Nursing*
Students, Nursing*