The Relation between Self-Efficiency and Emotional Intelligence among students of the faculty of medicine at Lattakia University

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the relationship between perceived competence and emotional intelligence among a simple random sample of 119 second-year medical students at Latakia University, and to predict the value of perceived competence based on emotional intelligence. The sample consisted of 60 males and 59 females. To achieve the study's objectives, a descriptive methodology was employed, deemed most suitable for the nature of the research and the data. Data were collected using a modified and validated version of the Perceived Competence Questionnaire developed by Dima Omran (2017) and a modified and validated version of the Emotional Intelligence Scale developed by Law Wong (2002). The study found a statistically significant positive relationship between students' scores on the Perceived Competence Questionnaire and their scores on the Emotional Intelligence Scale, with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.40 and a significance level of less than 0.01. Furthermore, no statistically significant difference was found between the mean scores of males and females in either perceived competence or emotional intelligence. It was also shown that perceived competence values ​​can be predicted by emotional intelligence values. The results of this study are consistent with those of previous related studies.