Perceived emotional intelligence in nursing: Psychometric properties of the trait meta-mood scale

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 955-966

  Aradilla Herrero, Amor ^a   Tomás Sábado, Joaquín ^a   Gómez Benito, Juana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Confirmatory factor analysis; Death anxiety; Emotional intelligence; Nurses; Nursing students; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; HUMAN; NURSING; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AFFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; HUMANS; NURSING; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84897658176     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12259     Document Type: Article

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