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BACKGROUND: Academic performance is influenced by a complex interplay of multiple factors whose relationships often do not follow straightforward patterns. Despite extensive research, understanding of these dynamics remains inconclusive. In particular, several studies highlight that higher emotional intelligence is associated with better academic outcomes and that people with elevated levels of psychological well-being also tend to achieve higher grades. OBJECTIVE: This study examines the associations between emotional intelligence, psychological well-being and academic performance among undergraduate nursing students. Specifically, it seeks to deepen our understanding of how emotional intelligence affects academic achievement, with psychological well-being potentially serving as a mediator. DESIGN: A cross-sectional correlational design was employed. SETTINGS: The study involved a convenience sample of undergraduate nursing students from various degree programmes affiliated with the primary author. PARTICIPANTS: 394 undergraduate nursing students participated in the study, 249 identified as female and 145 as male. METHODS: Participants completed a quantitative survey during class hours, providing data on demographics, academic average scores and self-report measures of perceived emotional intelligence and psychological well-being. Data were evaluated using Pearson's correlations and serial multiple mediation analyses. RESULTS: The findings revealed significant positive relationships between emotional intelligence, psychological well-being and academic performance. Serial mediation assessments indicated that dimensions of emotional intelligence influence academic performance both directly and indirectly through psychological well-being. Specifically, flourishing partially mediated the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic performance, directly influencing academic outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: This study underscores the critical role of emotional management skills in academic performance, with psychological well-being acting as a partial mediator in this relationship. Consequently, undergraduate nursing students with enhanced emotional management abilities and higher levels of psychological well-being are likely to achieve better academic outcomes.

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Research on emotions in the workplace has recently developed into a major field. The study and contribution of Emotional Intelligence (EI) to this area has been fundamental. However, EI has been predominantly studied from an individual perspective, and group level studies as well as comparisons among cultures are necessary. Thus, the development and adaptation of group measures to other languages is needed. In this study, we examine the reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the Work Group Emotional Intelligence Profile-Short version (WEIP-S) in a sample of 332 employees from 53 work groups. In summary, our Spanish version of the WEIP-S replicates the factor structure and has an adequate reliability rating, and the relations with other criterion variables were similar to those of the Australian English version. This Spanish version of the WEIP-S provides us with a good instrument to further analyze EI in groups and to promote the comparison of these variables among cultures (AU)

La investigación sobre emociones en el ámbito laboral se ha convertido en un ámbito de estudio muy importante. El análisis de la contribución de la Inteligencia Emocional (IE) en este ámbito es fundamental. Sin embargo, la IE se ha estudiado sobre todo desde una perspectiva individual, por lo que es necesario incorporar análisis grupales, así como comparaciones entre culturas. Por ello, es necesario que se desarrollen y adapten medidas de tipo grupal en distintos idiomas. En este trabajo, analizamos la fiabilidad y validez de la versión en español de la Escala de Inteligencia Emocional en Grupos de Trabajo-Versión reducida (Work Group Emotional Intelligence Profile-Short version (WEIP-S) en una muestra de 332 trabajadores pertenecientes a 53 grupos de trabajo. En resumen, nuestra versión del WEIP-S replica la estructura factorial de la escala original y cuenta con una fiabilidad adecuada. Además, su relación con otras variables criterio son similares a las de la versión inglesa australiana. Esta versión española del WEIP-S nos ofrece un buen instrumento para analizar la IE en grupos y para poder realizar comparaciones entre culturas (AU)

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Este estudio examinó la asociación entre la inteligencia emocional percibida (IEP) y la balanza de afecto (positivo y negativo) y su impacto en la predicción del síndrome del quemado en una muestra de maestros españoles. Además, se propone un modelo de relaciones mediante ecuaciones estructurales (SEM). Una muestra de 251 maestros de educación primaria contestó un cuestionario que incluía las variables de interés. El modelo propuesto explica un 37% de la varianza de cansancio emocional, un 57% de la varianza de despersonalización y de un 67% de la varianza de realización personal. El modelo teniendo en cuenta todas las dimensiones explica el 80% de la variable latente del síndrome. Las implicaciones y limitaciones del estudio son explicadas en el presente artículo (AU)

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between Perceived Emotional Intelligence (PEI) and Affect balance (positive and negative) along with their impact in the prediction of the burnout syndrome in a Spanish sample of primary school teachers. Furthermore, a model of relations using structural equation modeling (SEM) analyzing the predictive role of both PEI components and Affect on burnout dimensions is proposed. A sample of 251 teachers completed a set of questionnaires that included the variables of interest. Results show that the model proposed accounts for 37% of the variance in emotional exhaustion, 57% of the variance in depersonalization and 67% of the variance of personal accomplishment. Putting all variables together, the model explained 80% of the latent burnout variable. The implications and limitations of the study are explained

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BACKGROUND: Nurses suffer from stress and health problems owing to the characteristics of their work and their contact with patients and death. Since emotions can have an effect on work outcomes, emotional intelligence (EI) may explain the individual differences in dealing with work stress. OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the interrelationships among EI, work stress and health. We also examined the impact of socio-demographic variables (e.g. age, gender, length of service,...) on stress and nurses' health. DESIGN: A questionnaire survey (anonymous) has been carried out to detect these interrelationships. SETTING: A general public hospital in Spain PARTICIPANTS: One hundred and eighty nurses. METHODS: Data was gathered on demographic information and work, stress, health and EI. Beyond descriptive statistics, analyses of variance, mean differences and regression analyses were computed. RESULTS: Findings show a differential effect of the EI components in stress and health. As far as stress is concerned, the results show that the nurses who score high in clarity and emotional repair report less stress, whereas those with high scores in attention to emotions experience greater levels of stress. Furthermore, we find a positive relationship between age, length of service and stress, with younger nurses and those with a shorter length of service experiencing less stress. However, EI and health are not related to age or to length of service. Also, we find that married nurses report better general health. CONCLUSIONS: EI is shown for nurses as a protective factor against stress and a facilitative factor for health (especially the Clarity and Repair dimensions). These comments could be especially important in training future professionals in these abilities.

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This paper is an experimental study whose basic aim is to check whether the congruence between personality characteristics and task characteristics has positive effects for performance and satisfaction in individuals. The results reveal that Type A Behaviour Pattern individuals get better results in cases of adjustment or congruence than in cases of disadjustment or incongruence, whereas the performance of Type B Behaviour Pattern individuals is not related to the adjustment or disadjustment between personal needs / aims and the task’s demands. In addition, we have found that Type A Behaviour Pattern persons also have greater levels of satisfaction in cases of congruence than in cases of incongruence. However, Type B Behaviour Pattern persons show the same level of satisfaction in both cases.

El presente trabajo es un estudio experimental cuyo objetivo es comprobar si la congruencia entre las características del individuo y las características de la tarea tiene consecuencias positivas para el rendimiento y la satisfacción. Los resultados obtenidos ponen de manifiesto que los individuos con patrón de conducta tipo A obtienen mejores resultados en los casos de ajuste o congruencia que en los casos de desajuste o incongruencia, mientras que el rendimiento de las personas con patrón de conducta tipo B no está relacionado con el ajuste/desajuste entre sus necesidades-metas personales y las demandas de la tarea. Además, las personas con patrón de conducta tipo A también presentan mayores niveles de satisfacción en los casos de congruencia que en los casos de incongruencia. Sin embargo, las personas con patrón de conducta tipo B presentan los mismos niveles de satisfacción en ambos casos.

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La investigación reciente aporta resultados según los cuales la Inteligencia Emocional (IE) es una de las variables individuales que predicen el rendimiento en el trabajo y, aunque todavía los estudios con rigor científico realizados en ambientes laborales son escasos, es uno de los criterios que se tienen en cuenta en los procesos de selección de personal. Así que, este concepto está adquiriendo cada vez más protagonismo en el panorama de la investigación psicológica actual. El presente estudio tiene como principales objetivos: por un lado, comprobar si existe alguna relación entre la Inteligencia Emocional Percibida (IEP) y la Satisfacción Laboral (SL) y, por otro, analizar si la IEP tiene capacidad para predecir la SL en profesionales de enfermería. Para ello, se ha trabajado con una muestra de 180 enfermeras de un hospital público de la ciudad de Jaén. Las variables objeto de estudio fueron evaluadas a través de los autoinformes de los sujetos. Para medir la IEP se ha utilizado el Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS) de Salovey, Mayer, Goldman, Turvey y Palfai (1995), y la SL ha sido evaluada a través de la Overall Job Satisfaction (OJS) de Warr, Cook y Wall (1979). Los resultados ponen de manifiesto que existe una relación positiva entre uno de los factores de la IEP (Reparación Emocional) y dos de las dimensiones de la SL (Satisfacción intrínseca y Satisfacción general). Por otra parte, los análisis de regresión jerárquica indican que la IEP explica parte de la varianza de la SL que no es explicada por variables como la edad, sexo, años de antigüedad, elección de destino y turno de trabajo. Estos hallazgos sugieren que para explicar la satisfacción en el trabajo de los profesionales de enfermería hay que tener en cuenta, entre otros, tanto factores cognitivos como factores emocionales

The present work has two main aims: on one hand, we wanted to test whether there is any relationship between Perceived Emotional Intelligence (PEI) and Job Satisfaction (JS) and, on the other, to analize whether PEI is able to predict JS among nurse proffesionals. 180 nurses (both men and women) from a public hospital of Jaén have participated in our study. Our variables were tested by self-report questionnaires. Specifically, to measure PEI we used Salovey, Mayer, Goldman, Turvey & Palfai´s (1995) Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS) and WS has been tested by Warr, Cook & Wall´s (1979) Overall Job Satisfaction (OJS). Our results show that there is a positive relationship between one factor from the PEI (Emocional Repare) and JS, both with the global store and with the dimensions scores (Extrinsic Satisfaction and Intrinsic Satisfaction). On the other hand, hierarquical regression analises point out that the PEI explain part of the JS variance that was no explained by age, sex, time of service, destination choice and working timetable. These results suggest that job satisfaction among nurse proffesionals is explained, among others, by cognitive and emotional variables

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En el presente trabajo se hace una revisión del estado actual de la investigación sobre la congruencia persona-ambiente, analizando los principales problemas conceptuales y metodológicos que existen en esta línea de investigación, así como las críticas que recibe uno de los modelos más representativos del momento: el modelo de la elección vocacional de Holland. Según este autor, los individuos suelen elegir profesiones que son congruentes con sus características personales, y este ajuste tiene repercusiones positivas tanto para el rendimiento como para la satisfacción en el trabajo. Además, existen otros modelos que han sido propuestos desde diferentes perspectivas (el estrés laboral, socialización laboral, ajuste laboral...). Teniendo en cuenta los inconvenientes que presentan la mayoría de los estudios empíricos realizados, se plantea la posibilidad de abordar el tema desde el paradigma experimental sugiriendo un diseño que permite solventar, o al menos minimizar, dichos problemas (AU)

The aim of this paper is to review the present state of the person-environment congruence research. We analyze the main conceptual and methodological problems that this research have and the cristicisms that one of the most representative model receives: Holland’s vocational choices model. This author suggests that the individuals tend to choose occupations that are congruent with their personal characteristics, and that this fi t (or adjustment) has positive implications both for the performance and job satisfaction. On the other hand, models from other approaches have also been proposed (work stress, work socialization, laboral fit (or adjustment...). Taking into account the inconvenients that most of these kind of studies have, the possibility of start on this subject from an experimental paradigm suggesting a design that may solve or reduce these problems is proposed (AU)

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