Mediating effect of emotional intelligence on the relationship between perceived social support and competence in coping with death among ICU nurses
GAO Yelan
LI Chaoqun
JIN Changyu
ZHANG Liuhui
Abstract：Objective To explore the associations between death coping competence and perceived social support,emotional intelli-gence in ICU nurses,and to examine the mediating effect of emotional intelligence on the relationship between perceived social support and competence in coping with death.Methods A total of 231 ICU nurses were investigated by the general information questionnaire,Coping with Death Scale(CDS),Perceived Social Support Scale(PSSS)and Emotional Intelligence Scale(EIS).Results The participants scored(131.68±23.93)on CDS,(63.96±10.65)on PSSS,and(78.72±13.70)on EIS on average.The PSSS score was positively correlated with the CDS score(r=0.490,P＜0.01),and so was the EIS score(r=0.402,P＜0.01).The mediation model fitted well,and the mediation test showed that emotional intelligence partially mediated between perceived social support and death coping competence(β=0.151,P＜0.05).Conclusion The level of death coping competence of ICU nurses needs to be further improved.Both perceived social support and emotional intelligence can promote the improvement of death coping competence,and emotional intelligence acts as a mediator improving the promotional effect of perceived social support on death coping competence.
Keywords：intensive care unitdeath coping competencesocial supportemotional intelligencemediating effect
Publication Date：2023-08-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 613-617,623 )