A quantitative study of the emotional intelligence of participants in the ASHP Foundation's Pharmacy Leadership Academy.
OBJECTIVE
Results of a quantitative assessment of emotional intelligence in a sample of pharmacists affiliated with the ASHP Research and Education Foundation's Pharmacy Leadership Academy (PLA) are presented.


METHODS
A demographic questionnaire and a validated instrument for assessing emotional intelligence, the Emotional Quotient Inventory, version 2.0 (EQ-i 2.0), were administered to a group of practicing pharmacists who graduated from the PLA during the period 2008-12 (n = 82) and a control group of pharmacists who were accepted into the PLA in 2013 but had not begun leadership training (n = 40). The dependent variables were the mean total EQ-I 2.0 score and mean scores on five EQ-i 2.0 composite scales. The independent variables were PLA affiliation status (graduate versus matriculant) and demographic variables. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to calculate between-group differences in EQ-i 2.0 scores. The relationship of demographic variables to EQ-i 2.0 scores was analyzed via multiple linear regression.


RESULTS
Among the 122 pharmacists who completed both assessments, the overall mean total EQ-i 2.0 score was 101.11, which indicated an average level of emotional intelligence. There were significant differences between the PLA graduate group and the control group in total EQ-i 2.0 scores and in EQ-i 2.0 scores for self-expression, decision-making, interpersonal skills, and other aspects of emotional intelligence. The evaluated demographic factors were not found to be significant predictors of EQ-i 2.0 scores.


CONCLUSIONS
The study results indicated an average level of emotional intelligence among all PLA affiliates but revealed significant differences in mean total EQ-i 2.0 scores and EQ-i 2.0 composite scale scores favoring PLA graduates.
Cherin M. Hall, Ph.D., M.B.A., MSOT, is Principal, Innovalue Solutions Group, Houston, TX. Sharon Murphy Enright, M.B.A., is Principal, EnvisionChange LLC, Atlanta, GA. Sara J. White, M.S., FASHP, is Director of Pharmacy (Ret.), Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Palo Alto, CA. Stephen J. Allen, M.S., FASHP, is Chief Executive Officer, ASHP Research and Education Foundation, Bethesda, MD. chall.innovalue.solutions@gmail.com.
Cherin M
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Hall
Cherin M. Hall, Ph.D., M.B.A., MSOT, is Principal, Innovalue Solutions Group, Houston, TX. Sharon Murphy Enright, M.B.A., is Principal, EnvisionChange LLC, Atlanta, GA. Sara J. White, M.S., FASHP, is Director of Pharmacy (Ret.), Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Palo Alto, CA. Stephen J. Allen, M.S., FASHP, is Chief Executive Officer, ASHP Research and Education Foundation, Bethesda, MD.
Sharon Murphy
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Enright
Cherin M. Hall, Ph.D., M.B.A., MSOT, is Principal, Innovalue Solutions Group, Houston, TX. Sharon Murphy Enright, M.B.A., is Principal, EnvisionChange LLC, Atlanta, GA. Sara J. White, M.S., FASHP, is Director of Pharmacy (Ret.), Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Palo Alto, CA. Stephen J. Allen, M.S., FASHP, is Chief Executive Officer, ASHP Research and Education Foundation, Bethesda, MD.
Sara J
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White
Cherin M. Hall, Ph.D., M.B.A., MSOT, is Principal, Innovalue Solutions Group, Houston, TX. Sharon Murphy Enright, M.B.A., is Principal, EnvisionChange LLC, Atlanta, GA. Sara J. White, M.S., FASHP, is Director of Pharmacy (Ret.), Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Palo Alto, CA. Stephen J. Allen, M.S., FASHP, is Chief Executive Officer, ASHP Research and Education Foundation, Bethesda, MD.
Stephen J
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Allen
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