Volume 55, Issue 2 pp. 255-261
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Emotional intelligence and personality characteristics of psychiatric nurses and their situations of exposure to violence

Ceyda Başoğul PhD, RN

Corresponding Author

Ceyda Başoğul PhD, RN

Nursing Department, Adıyaman University School of Health, Adıyaman, Turkey

Correspondence Ceyda Başoğul, PhD, RN, Nursing Department, Adıyaman University School of Health, 02040 Adıyaman, Turkey. Email: [email protected]

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Leyla Baysan Arabacı PhD, RN

Leyla Baysan Arabacı PhD, RN

Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University, İzmir, Turkey

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Ayşe Büyükbayram MSc, RN

Ayşe Büyükbayram MSc, RN

Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University, İzmir, Turkey

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Yeliz Aktaş MSc, RN

Yeliz Aktaş MSc, RN

Department of Psychiatry, Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital Psychiatry Clinic, İzmir, Turkey

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Gülçin Uzunoğlu MSc, RN

Gülçin Uzunoğlu MSc, RN

Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Manisa Mental Health and Diseases Hospital, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Manisa, Turkey

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First published: 24 January 2019
Citations: 13

Abstract

Purpose

To examine the relationship between the emotional intelligence and sociotropic-autonomic personality characteristics of nurses working in psychiatry clinics and their exposure to violence.

Design and Methods

In this study, 103 nurses working in a mental health community hospital in Turkey were surveyed. The research data were collected using the Emotional Intelligence Evaluation Scale, the Sociotropy-Autonomy Scale, and the Personal Information Form.

Findings

A statistically significant relationship was determined between the “awareness of emotions” and the frequency of physical violence that was exposed; “management of emotions” and the number of psychological violence that was exposed; sociotropic personality characteristics; and the number of violent incidents.

Practical Implications

It may be advisable to include issues such as awareness and management of emotions, the importance of autonomous personality traits in violence prevention education programs.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

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