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.
Subject(s)
Emotional Intelligence , Exposure to Violence/statistics & numerical data , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Psychiatric Nursing , Workplace Violence/statistics & numerical data , Adult , Cross-Sectional Studies , Exposure to Violence/psychology , Female , Hospitals, Psychiatric , Humans , Male , Surveys and Questionnaires , Turkey , Workplace Violence/psychologyABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to examine the traumatic mental growth and psychological resilience status of females who were receiving inpatient treatment at a district mental health hospital and had a history of being subjected to violence. One hundred-twenty female patients with a history of exposure to violence participated in the study. An introductory information form, the Traumatic Growth Inventory (TGI) and the Psychological Resilience Scale for Adults (PRSA) were used for data collection. This study found that all the participants were subjected to emotional violence, 65.8% to physical violence, 30.8% to sexual violence, and 94.2% to verbal violence at some point in their lives. Their TGI mean score (60.96⯱â¯11.91) was above average, while their PRSA mean score (97.90⯱â¯9.18) was below average. The participants' mean scores on the TGI and PRSA did not vary significantly by the type of violence (pâ¯>â¯0.05) to which the women were exposed. Moreover, no statistically significant relationship was found between the TGI and the PRSA total scale and subscale mean scores (pâ¯>â¯0.05). This study found that the posttraumatic growth of females who had a history of physical or emotional or sexual abuse was positive, and that their psychological resilience levels were inadequate.
