Emotional intelligence in medical students of the da Vinci University of Guatemala Emotional intelligence in medical students of the da Vinci University of Guatemala L'intelligence émotionnelle chez les étudiants en médecine Université da Vinci du Guatemala

Abstract

Introduction: Emotional intelligence has gained importance today, especially for the medical career due to exposure to stressful factors within their practices, because they must respond to the teaching-learning and clinical area demands that their academic training requires. Objective: To describe the level of emotional intelligence in 4th and 6th year medical students of the Da Vinci University of Guatemala in 2022.   Method: It was carried out through an observational, descriptive cross-sectional study and the level of emotional intelligence was evaluated through the Bar On-Ice test. The universe of study was all the fourth and sixth year medical students of Da Vinci University. Informed consent and data confidentiality were complied with. Variables were operationalized and the necessary techniques and procedures were used to achieve the objectives. Results: The general average of the level of emotional intelligence is 82.72 points. The stress management and intrapersonal components had an adequate emotional capacity. The scales with the lowest scores were: mood (84.84 points), adaptability (83.33 points) and the interpersonal scale (79.90 points. Both sexes had the same average emotional intelligence (83). The students of 32 years old had a high coefficient (121) for a developed emotional intelligence. Conclusions: the fourth and sixth year medical students of the Da Vinci University of Guatemala presented a low level of emotional intelligence on their different scales.