Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits of University Students in Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy Degrees

Bibliographic Data

ID16946166
AuthorsCristina Gómez‐Polo (0000-0002-7663-5841, Universidad de Salamanca), Julio Montero (0000-0003-3936-6539, Universidad de Salamanca), María Portillo Muñoz (Universidad de Salamanca, corresponding author), Maria Lobato Carreño, M Carreño (Universidad de Salamanca), Beatriz Pardal-Peláez (0000-0001-5608-7924, Universidad de Salamanca), Álvaro Zubizarreta‐Macho (0000-0001-9362-9702, Universidad de Salamanca), Ana María Martín Casado (0000-0003-0095-2178, Universidad de Salamanca)
Year2024
Volume14
Issue6
Pages1757-1768
Publication date2024-06-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2174-8144 • E-ISSN: 2254-9625
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/ejihpe14060116
PMID38921082
OpenAlexW4399782075
LanguageEN
References cited61

Background: This study aimed to characterize dentistry, medicine and pharmacy students in terms of emotional intelligence (EI) and personality traits (PTs). It also sought to identify whether differences existed according to gender and degree program and the relationship between them. Methods: Students enrolled in dentistry (115), medicine (85) and pharmacy (57) degree programs participated voluntarily in the research, including 59 men and 198 women. The following questionnaires were used: (1) the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS-24) to evaluate EI; (2) the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) to assess PT. The Qualtrics XM platform was used for data collection. Results: There were no statistically significant differences between three components of EI, either according to gender or degree program. The only difference in PTs was found in neuroticism, where women scored higher than men. There were statistically significant differences between students on different degree programs in openness to experience and responsibility. The five PTs correlated significantly with the three components of EI, except responsibility and emotional attention. The strongest associations were found between neuroticism and emotional repair (−0.439). Conclusions: High percentages of the student population were observed to have weaknesses in emotional clarity and emotional repair. Neuroticism is a personality trait that seems to occur more frequently in women

Big Five personality traits · Conscientiousness · Developmental psychology · Emotional intelligence · Extraversion and introversion · Family medicine · Neuroticism · Openness to experience · Personality · Trait · Clinical Psychology · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medical Education and Admissions · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Pharmacy

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