Assessment of emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and perceived stress among nursing students in clinical practice: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Correlations between emotional intelligence domains, general self-efficacy, and perceived stress

Variable	Total score (Mean ± SD)	Emotional intelligence	Self-efficacy	Perceived stress
Perception of emotion	35.39 ± 6.06	0.85 ***	0.06	−0.20 *
Managing self-emotion	33.94 ± 6.13	0.89 ***	0.22 *	−0.21 *
Managing others’ emotion	28.39 ± 5.89	0.89 ***	0.11	−0.09
Utilizing emotion	28.39 ± 5.89	0.87 ***	0.13	−0.16
Emotional intelligence	120.59 ± 20.78	—	0.16	−0.19
Self-efficacy	28.56 ± 8.02	0.16	—	−0.27 **
Perceived stress	7.15 ± 2.11	−0.19	−0.27 **	—

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