TY - JOUR ID - 40923 TI - Emotional intelligence as a predictor of self-efficacy among students with different levels of academic achievement at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences JO - Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism JA - JAMP LA - en SN - 2322-2220 AU - GHARETEPEH, AMENEH AU - SAFARI, YAHYA AU - PASHAEI, TAHEREH AU - RAZAEI, MANSOUR AU - KAJBAF, MOHAMMAD BAGHER AD - School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran AD - School of Paramedical Sciences, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran AD - School of Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran AD - Department of Educational Science and Psychology, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - 50 EP - 55 DO - N2 - Introduction: studies have indicated that emotional intelligenceis positively related to self-efficacy and can predict the academicachievement. The present study aimed to investigate the role ofemotional intelligence in identifying self-efficacy among thestudents of Public Health School with different levels of academicachievement.Methods: This correlational study was conducted on all thestudents of Public Health School. 129 students were includedin the study through census method. Data were collected usingEmotional Intelligence and self-efficacy questionnaires andanalyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis bySPSS 14.Results: The average score of students with high academicachievement was higher in self-efficacy (39.78±5.82) and emotionalintelligence (117.07±10.33) variables and their components thanthat of students with low academic achievement (39.17±5.91,112.07±13.23). The overall emotional intelligence score to predictself-efficacy explanation was different among students withdifferent levels of academic achievement (p<0.001). Self-efficacystructure was explained through self-awareness and self-motivationcomponents in students with low academic achievement (r=0.571).In students with high academic achievement, self-awareness, selfmotivationand social consciousness played an effective role inexplaining self-efficacy (r=0.677, p<0.001).Conclusion: Emotional intelligence and self-efficacy playan important role in achieving academic success andemotional intelligence can explain self-efficacy. Therefore, it isrecommended to teach emotional intelligence skills to studentswith low academic achievement through training workshops.Keywords: Emotional intelligences; Self efficacy; Achievement UR - https://jamp.sums.ac.ir/article_40923.html L1 - https://jamp.sums.ac.ir/article_40923_d33fe328038e5fe74ed1f82073fbbebc.pdf ER -