Saudi Cultural Missions Theses & Dissertations
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Item Restricted THE RELATIONSHIPS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, COPING STRATEGIES AND PERCEIVED STRESS AMONG SAUDI ARABIAN UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025-07-29) Almutairi, Abdulrahman S; Mary Baumberger-HenryAbstract Undergraduate nursing students face stress during their education due to demanding requirements that necessitate maintaining a positive demeanor while managing academic and emotional challenges. Literature on emotional intelligence underscores its positive outcomes, particularly regarding students employing adaptive coping styles and managing perceived stress. Yet, nursing education has not yet dedicated sufficient resources to foster emotional intelligence among students, despite recommendations from American Associations of Colleges of Nursing to incorporate emotional intelligence skills into nursing curricula. Additionally, there exists a gap in the literature on relationships between emotional intelligence, perceived stress, and coping strategies among undergraduate nursing students. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to explore the levels and relationship between emotional intelligence, perceived stress, and frequently used coping strategies among undergraduate nursing students. It also examined the mediating effect of emotional intelligence on the relationship between coping strategies and perceived stress. A convenience sample of 149 undergraduate nursing students from two public nursing schools in Saudi Arabia was used. Data were collected using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Coping Behavior Inventory (CBI), and the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS). A combination of Lazarus and Folkman (1984) Transactional Theory of Stress and Coping and Salovey and Mayers (1990) Ability Model of Emotional Intelligence guided this study. The study findings revealed a significant negative relationship between emotional intelligence and perceived stress, while no significant relationship was found between overall coping strategies and perceived stress. In addition, the results confirmed that emotional intelligence fully mediated the relationship between coping strategies and perceived stress. The findings of this study help fill a gap in nursing knowledge by providing a comprehensive understanding of the relationships between emotional intelligence, perceived stress, and coping strategies among undergraduate nursing students. Additionally, the findings offer valuable insights and a strong rationale for nursing education programs to integrate emotional intelligence training into the curriculum. The incorporation of emotional intelligence may support the evolution of nursing practice by equipping future nurses with competencies that help manage stress in both academic environments and clinical training. As the students in this study were engaged in clinical placements, these findings may have implications not only for their education but potentially for their future roles as registered nurses.21 0Item Restricted Perceptions of Prelicensure Nursing Students Regarding Person-Centered Dementia Care: A Descriptive Qualitative Study(University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 2027) Hashem, Thefaf; Ellis, JulieAlzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRDs) have been identified as national and international public health concerns. Person-centered dementia care (PCDC) stands out as the gold standard approach to care for people living with dementia (PwD) across all disease stages. Despite efforts to enhance the knowledge and competency of nurses in providing PCDC, there is still work to be done. Nurses continue to adhere to task-oriented and routine approaches, citing constraints such as time limitations, lack of knowledge, heavy workloads, and various other multifactorial reasons. Additionally, the absence of a strong emphasis on PCDC in nursing education appears to be one of the contributing factors. Therefore, addressing this issue from the early stages of acquiring professional nursing knowledge is crucial to ensure that the future generation of nurses is competent in delivering the highest quality care, particularly as the population of older adults continues to grow, a population at risk of developing ADRDs. This dissertation aimed to explore the perceptions of prelicensure nursing students (PNS) regarding PCDC, using Brooker’s VIPS model as a conceptual framework. Employing a cross-sectional descriptive and qualitative design, PNSs at UWM, School of Nursing, were recruited through flyers. Data collection involved virtual semi-structured individual interviews conducted using an interview guide. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data and it yielded five main themes: Knowledge of PCDC Intervention, PCDC Negatively Viewed as an Intervention, Education, LTCFs, and Joining Dementia Care Workforce. PNSs showed more-than-expected knowledge of PCDC but expressed a need for more practical knowledge on dementia care. These findings are important for informing changes in PCDC teaching strategies and guiding educators in curriculum modifications based on student experiences.18 0