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. 2014 Aug 31;7(1):210-9.
doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v7n1p210.

Do self-perceptions of emotional intelligence predict health-related quality of life? A case study in hospital managers in Greece

George Gourzoulidis  1 , Nick Kontodimopoulos, Catherine Kastanioti, Thaleia Bellali, Konstantinos Goumas, Dikaios Voudigaris, Nikolaos Polyzos
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Do self-perceptions of emotional intelligence predict health-related quality of life? A case study in hospital managers in Greece

George Gourzoulidis et al. Glob J Health Sci. .

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine HRQoL outcome and EI of managers of Health Organizations. We collected data from 120 general managers of Greek public hospitals who completed the Assessing Emotions Scale (AES) and the SF-36 Health Survey. The results showed that male managers generally exhibited better HRQoL and slightly worse EI than females, although differences were not significant throughout. The three EI factors of the AES addressing appraisal, optimism/regulation and utilization of emotions correlated from 0.18 to 0.39 with sub-dimensions of HRQoL mostly related to mental -rather than physical- aspects of health, and were also significant predictors of HRQoL. There was a noteworthy gender difference in the manner in which EI predicted HRQoL and this suggests more testing. Overall, this study might enrich the potential for EI studies in Greece as well as to contribute to the international literature.

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