Hina Zahoor, Kajal Hayat, Tahir Hayat.
Correlational study of emotional intelligence and academic performance of undergraduate medical students.
J Med Sci Jan ;32(1):99-104.

Objective: To determine the correlation between emotional intelligence and academic performance in the practical exam of fourth and final-year medical students at Pak International Medical College, Peshawar. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional correlational study and was conducted on fourth and final-year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students of Pak International Medical College, Peshawar, from 14th March 2020 to 10 August 2020. Data was collected with a non-probability convenience sampling technique by using a leadership toolkit emotional intelligence questionnaire. The academic performance in practical exams of students was measured from percentage marks scored in previous annual examinations. The relationship between emotional intelligence and practical academic performance was measured by multivariate analysis.Results: A total of 176students (88 from each year) participated with male to female ratio of 2.4:1. Students with poor aca-demic performance maximally showed emotional competencies in the range of 10-17, which means that this area needs to be developed on a priority basis in medical students. The maximum number of students with fair and good academic per-formance showed all their emotional competencies in the range of 18-34, which means that there is a need to pay attention to these emotional competencies. The statistically significant p-value (< 0.05) indicates that students with higher emotional intelligence are least likely to fail in their examinations.Conclusion: Emotional intelligence can be a predictor of academic success. Students with higher emotional intelligence perform better in practical assessments. The academic performance of medical students can be improved by developing emotional intelligence-related competencies in them.

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