title: Emotional intelligence, self-efficacy, and occupational therapy students' fieldwork performance.
abstract: This study explored the relationship of emotional intelligence level and self-efficacy to fieldwork performance for occupational therapy students. Occupational therapy students (n = 199) from 36 occupational therapy programs in the United States completed the two surveys, the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test and the Student Confidence Questionnaire, during their professional Level 2 fieldwork placements. The surveys were compared to the Fieldwork Performance Evaluation for the Occupational Therapy Student completed by the fieldwork educators. Results showed that degree of emotional intelligence, having a choice in the fieldwork setting, and having professional experience in a related setting were positively correlated to Fieldwork Performance scores. Students' self-efficacy was not related to Fieldwork Performance scores. This suggests fostering students' emotional intelligence and capacity for accurate skill appraisal supports fieldwork success.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, San José State University, One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192, USA. Lynne.andonian@sjsu.edu
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andonian
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003625:Data Collection; D004521:Educational Measurement; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult