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SynthesisJournal of advanced nursing2023

Development and psychometric evaluation of the Emotional Intelligence Test (EMI-T) for social care and healthcare student selection.

Anne Pienimaa, Kirsi Talman, Jonna Vierula, Eero Laakkonen, Elina Haavisto

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Synthesis in Journal of advanced nursing, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Anne PienimaaDepartment of Nursing Science, 20014 University of Turku, Turku, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0857-5776
Kirsi TalmanDepartment of Nursing Science, 20014 University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Jonna VierulaUAS Student Selection Consortium, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Vantaa, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7538-9837
Eero LaakkonenDepartment of Teacher Education, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Elina HaavistoDepartment of Health Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
University of Turku · FIHelsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences · FILaurea University of Applied Sciences · FITampere University Hospital · FI

Funding

Development Project for Student Selection in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) 2017-2020. OKM/200/523/2016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo develop an emotional intelligence (EI) test and evaluate its psychometrics for social and healthcare student selection.

designA cross-sectional methodological design.

methodsThe test was developed based on a systematic review and focus group interviews. Content validity was evaluated with expert panels, and preliminary psychometrics with two pilot studies. Descriptive statistics, correlations and item response theory were used. DATA SOURCES: Search was conducted in six databases 2018. Focus group interviews were conducted with educators and professionals in 2019. Expert panels with doctoral students, researchers and educators were conducted in 2020. Pilot tests with students were conducted 2020-2021. The developed test was administered to 4808 applicants 2021.

resultsThe test included four subscales. Correlations support the test's theoretical structure. The items were mainly easy.

conclusionThe test assesses EI objectively and comprehensively. The item-level distractor analysis can be used for further test development. IMPACTS: Social care and healthcare students engage in clinical practice early in their studies, and these environments can be emotionally challenging. Assessing EI in student selection with adequate test can help the institutions of higher education to select the students with required abilities to succeed in the studies. The assessment of EI during student selection also provides information higher education institutions could use to develop and provide support interventions. The results may also encourage practice placements to include EI elements as learning objective. The results of this study and especially the use of IRT and detailed distractor analysis to evaluate the psychometric properties of EMI-T can benefit researchers and educators that develop or evaluate objective assessment tools with multiple choice questions. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION AND/OR PATIENT CARE: Emotional intelligence is important for students to enable professional interaction.

Indexed as

Emotional IntelligenceSchool Admission CriteriaCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health CareHumansPsychometricsSocial Supportemotional intelligenceinstrument developmentnursing educationpsychometric evaluationsocial care and healthcare educationstudent selection

Identifiers

PMID36575904
PMCPMC10107289
OpenAlexW4313236637

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