title: Emotional intelligence and the relationship to resident performance: a multi-institutional study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To test the hypothesis that emotional intelligence, as measured by a BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i), the 125-item version personal inventory (EQ-i:125), correlates with resident performance.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey (personal inventory) instrument.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five U.S. academic anesthesiology residency programs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Postgraduate year (PGY) 2, 3, and 4 residents enrolled in university-based anesthesiology residency programs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Residents confidentially completed the BarOn EQ-i:125 personal inventory. The deidentified resident evaluations were sent to the principal investigator of a separate data collection study for data analysis. Data collected from the inventory were correlated with daily evaluations of the residents by residency program faculty. Results of the individual BarOn EQ-i:125 and daily faculty evaluations of the residents were compiled and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Univariate correlation analysis and multivariate canonical analysis showed that some aspects of the BarOn EQ-i:125 were significantly correlated with, and likely to be predictors of, resident performance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Emotional intelligence, as measured by the BarOn EQ-i personal inventory, has considerable promise as an independent indicator of performance as an anesthesiology resident.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. joetalarico214@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Joseph F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Talarico
authors.forename: Albert J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Varon
authors.forename: Shawn E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Banks
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Evan G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Pivalizza
authors.forename: Glorimar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Medina-Rivera
authors.forename: Jyotsna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rimal
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Ryan D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loudd
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schoenberg
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Wetmore
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Metro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics; D012649:Self Concept; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States