title: Correlating Emotional Intelligence and Job Performance Among Jordanian Hospitals' Registered Nurses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Emotional intelligence (EI) is an ability to recognize our and others' emotions, and manage emotions in ourselves and in relationships with other people. A large body of research evidence outside nursing shows that measured (EI) abilities correlated with employee performance, motivation, and job satisfaction; and preliminary nursing research evidence shows the correlation between EI ability and nurses' clinical performance. There is less research on the EI ability of Jordanian nurses, and the present study was undertaken to address this gap.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive, cross-sectional, correlation comparative design (nonexperimental) was employed. Six Jordanian hospitals were included in the study. Two hundred fifty questionnaires were distributed to prospective participants. One hundred ninety-four questionnaires were returned, giving a response rate of 78%. EI was measured using the Genos Instrument. Clinical performance was measured using a self-report measure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings demonstrated significant positive relationships between all subscales of EI and job performance, ranging from r = .250, p = .000 to r = .193, p = .007. Regression analysis indicated working in medical-surgical wards, recognizing and expressing emotions scores (β = 0.186, p = .048), and controlling emotions (β = 0.255, p = .027) explained 19.1% of variance in nurses' job performance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study findings confirm the correlation between nurse EI ability and clinical performance.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Ar Ramtha, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Zaid
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Al-Hamdan
authors.affiliation: Faculty at the Jordan University of Science and Technology, Ar Ramtha, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Islam Ali
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Oweidat
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor at the Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Ar Ramtha, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Al-Faouri
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI.
authors.forename: Estelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Codier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000066477:Work Performance / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Education; nursing research; professional issues; workforce