• Pattar Prasad
• Mrs.Saraswathi K .N

Nursing education is a very important stage in a nurse`s career. During their professional education, students experience academic demands like tests, theoretical and practical course work, aspects of professional practice as well as the practical matters of providing health services. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship of emotional intelligence and self-esteem among Nursing students. A descriptive co-relational survey design was adopted for the study. 200 Nursing students were selected by using nonprobability convenience sampling technique. Proforma for selected personal variables was used to assess the selected personal variables, Emotional intelligence was assessed by modified Schutte’s Self Report Emotional Intelligent Test (SSIET) and self-esteem was assessed by modified Coopersmith’s Self-Esteem Inventory. Results: The study result revealed that majority 185(92.5%) of the nursing students were having high Emotional Intelligence and 15.(7.5%) were having Low Emotional Intelligence. The mean Emotional Intelligence score among nursing students was 101.8 with SD+1.8 ranged from 52 to 143.Majority 163(81.5%) of the nursing students were having High Self-esteem and 37 (18.5%) were having Low Self-esteem. The mean Self –esteem score among nursing students was 34.7 with SD+0.96 ranged from 17-47. There was a significant correlation between Emotional Intelligence and Self-esteem of Nursing students. There was no significant association between Emotional Intelligence and self-esteem of nursing students with their personal variables such as age, gender, class of study, parent’s education, type of family and family income per month.

Emotional intelligence, Self-esteem and nursing students

"“A CO-RELATIONAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND SELF ESTEEM AMONG NURSING STUDENTS IN SELECTED NURSING COLLEGES AT MYSURU”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.687-695, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906876.pdf

"“A CO-RELATIONAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND SELF ESTEEM AMONG NURSING STUDENTS IN SELECTED NURSING COLLEGES AT MYSURU”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp687-695, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906876.pdf