Conflict Management Styles among Hospital Nurses In Relation To Their Burnout and Emotion Intelligence | The International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy

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| Published: August 30, 2017

Conflict Management Styles among Hospital Nurses In Relation To Their Burnout and Emotion Intelligence

Manikandan ,

Program Assistant, Social Welfare Dept, Govt of Puducherry, Puducherry, India Google Scholar More about the auther

Sajeeth Kumar Gopalakrishnan

Project member, Dept of Psychology, Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.071/20170404

DOI: 10.25215/0404.071

ABSTRACT

This study examined the association of conflict management styles among hospital nurses in relation to their burnout and emotion intelligence. The sample was 136 nurses of government and private hospital at Puducherry. Convenience sampling method was adapted to select the sample for the present study. Measure of Thomas Kilman conflict mode instrument by Kenneth L. Thomas and Ralph H. Kilman, Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) and the Emotional Intelligence Scale by Wong & Law to respondent. Data collected were analyzed using f-test and correlation. The results indicate that significant correlations exist between conflict management styles and burn out, and no correlation exist between EI and burnout, emotional intelligence and conflict management styles.

Keywords

Conflict Management Styles, Burnout, Emotion Intelligence and Nurses

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Manikandan, & Gopalakrishnan S (2017). Conflict Management Styles among Hospital Nurses In Relation To Their Burnout and Emotion Intelligence. International Journal of Indian Psychology, Vol. 4, (4), DIP:18.01.071/20170404, DOI:10.25215/0404.071