The mediating role of resilience between emotional intelligence and academic procrastination in nursing undergraduates: A cross‐sectional study

• DOI: 10.1002/nop2.2144
• Publication Date: 2024-04-15T08:54:52Z
• Authors: Bo Zhang; Qigui Xiao; Jingtao Gu; Weifan Zhang; Huapeng Lu; Jiaoqiong Zhang; Lan Lang; Yan Sun; Qingyong Ma; Liang Han
• Keywords: nursing undergraduates; Empirical Research Quantitative; 05 social sciences; RT1-120; 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences; Nursing; emotional intelligence; resilience; academic procrastination

AbstractAimTo investigate the relationship among emotional intelligence (EI), resilience and academic procrastination (AP), and provide suggestions for the development of targeted intervention strategies and lowering of AP level of nursing undergraduates.DesignA cross‐sectional study.MethodsThree provincial universities offering nursing courses in China were investigated in this study. A convenience sample of 256 nursing undergraduates from May 2021 to September 2021 were recruited, with a response rate of 91.4%. Data were collected using face‐to‐face interviews. The survey tools included the General Information Questionnaire, Academic Procrastination Scale, Emotional Intelligence Scale and Resilience Scale. IBM SPSS v19.0 and Amos 22.0 were used for data analysis.ResultsThe AP of sampled nursing undergraduates was at the middle level (54.4 ± 21.5). The AP of nursing undergraduates was negatively correlated with EI and resilience. Moreover, the analysis on the mediating role of resilience via structural equation model showed a good fit, with χ2/df = 2.34, RMSEA = 0.07, CFI = 0.99, GFI = 0.95, TLI = 0.98.Patient or Public ContributionNo patient or public contribution.