1. Emotional intelligence weakly predicts academic success in medical programs: a multilevel meta-analysis and systematic review
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Ahmed M. Abdulla Alabbasi, Fatema A. Alabbasi, Aseel AlSaleh, Ahmed M. Alansari, and Reginald P. Sequeira
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Emotional intelligence ,Undergraduate medical students ,Academic success ,Meta-analysis ,Doctor of medicine ,Special aspects of education ,LC8-6691 ,Medicine - Abstract
Abstract Background Emotional intelligence (EI) is a predictive factor of academic success in undergraduate Doctor of Medicine (MD) programs. Although some research suggests a positive association between EI and academic success in MD programs, other research reports neither an association nor a negative correlation between the two variables. The current study aimed to resolve these contradictory findings by conducting a systematic review and a meta-analysis using research from 2005 to 2022. Methods Data were analyzed using a multilevel modeling approach to (a) estimate the overall relationship between EI and academic success in MD programs and (b) determine whether the mean effect size varies according to country (United States vs. non-United States countries), age, EI test, EI task nature (ability-based vs. trait-based), EI subscales, and academic performance criteria (grade point average vs. examinations). Results Findings from 20 studies (m = 105; N = 4,227) indicated a positive correlation between EI and academic success (r = .13, 95% CI [.08, – .27], p
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- 2023
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