Emotional Intelligence as a Strategy for Enhancing Nurses’ Work Attitude in Ogun State, Nigeria

Iro-Idoro, Charlotte Bose; Ajibare, Olufunke Z.

doi:10.18178/joebm.2017.5.1.484

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“…Research, such as the study conducted by Iro-Idoro and Evelyn (2015) in Nigeria, has demonstrated a strong connection between self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intent among students. Similar patterns were observed in the USA, where students exposed to entrepreneurship courses displayed a positive correlation between self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention (Shinnar et al , 2014).…”

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Social entrepreneurial role models’ influence on social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, social entrepreneurial intent, and social entrepreneurial action in South Africa: the moderating role of moral obligation

Maziriri,

Nyagadza,

Maramura

2024

SEJ

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Purpose This study aims to investigate how social entrepreneurial role models influence social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, social entrepreneurial intent and social entrepreneurial action, with moral obligation as a moderator. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey of 261 pupils in the South African province of the Eastern Cape was used in the research study. Structural equation modeling was used to test hypotheses. Findings The research revealed that having social entrepreneurial role models has a positive impact on both social entrepreneurial self-efficacy and social entrepreneurial intent. In addition, a connection was found between social entrepreneurial intent and entrepreneurial action. The influence of moral obligation was found to be a positive and a significant moderator. Moreover, the association between social entrepreneurial role models and social entrepreneurial intent was mediated by social entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Research limitations/implications The findings are not generalizable to nonstudent samples because students constituted the sample for gathering data. Future study therefore requires considering nonstudents to generalize the outcomes. This research should be replicated in other South African provinces and other developing countries for comparative outcomes. Practical implications Since social entrepreneurial role models have been practically linked to social entrepreneurship intent and entrepreneurial efficacy, understanding the factors that influence student’s decision to start a social enterprise is critical in South Africa to develop targeted interventions aimed at encouraging young people to start new businesses. Policymakers, society and entrepreneurial education will all benefit from the findings. Originality/value This study contributes to bridging the knowledge gap as it investigates how social entrepreneurial role models influence social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, social entrepreneurial intent and social entrepreneurial action, with moral obligation as a moderator. Encouraging social entrepreneurship among South African youth would also help address societal issues. This is a pioneering study in the context of an emerging economy such as South Africa, where social entrepreneurship is so integral.

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Social entrepreneurial role models’ influence on social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, social entrepreneurial intent, and social entrepreneurial action in South Africa: the moderating role of moral obligation

Maziriri,

Nyagadza,

Maramura

2024

SEJ

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“…In the Nigerian public healthcare system, workplace attitude marked by emotional incompetence, reduced interpersonal communication, and caring behavior has been major contributors to the reported challenges within the health sector. 10,11 These attitudes (emotional incompetence, reduce interpersonal communication, and caring behavior) can impact the quality of healthcare services, hence, discouraging patients from seeking care in publicowned health institutions. However, caring behavior has not been given as much attention in health and organizational literature as it should be, especially in the Nigerian context where there exists evidence of reduced care among healthcare workers.…”

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Ethical Sensitivity and its Association with Caring Behavior among Healthcare Workers in Delta State, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study

Edosomwan

Nwanzu

2023

Int J Occup Saf Health

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Introduction: Caring behavior is a unique behavior that can promote patients’ well-being, the performance of healthcare workers, and the general effectiveness of healthcare institutions. The mechanism and possible predictors of caring behavior are under-researched in health and organizational behavior literature. Based on the aforementioned, this study examined the predictive effect of ethical sensitivity (dimensions included) on caring behavior, and gender differences in caring behavior and ethical sensitivity among public healthcare workers in Delta State, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional research design and a quantitative approach for data collection were adopted. Simple random sampling was adopted for selecting the participating hospitals while the convenience sampling technique was utilized for selecting the healthcare workers. Two instruments with good psychometric properties were used for the data collection. The simple linear regression and independent sample t-test were used for testing the hypotheses via the IBM-SPSS v.25. Results: The participants comprised 150 healthcare workers from public-owned hospitals consisting of 73(48.7%) males and 77(51.3%) females with a mean age of 40.60 years and a standard deviation of 9.30. The results of the study indicated that ethical sensitivity positively and significantly predicted caring behavior. Also, two dimensions of ethical sensitivity, moral strength, and moral responsibility positively and significantly predicted caring behavior while a sense of moral burden did not. Finally, there was no significant gender difference in caring behavior and ethical sensitivity. Conclusion: This study highlights the role of ethical sensitivity, moral strength, and moral responsibility in predicting higher levels of caring behavior among healthcare workers. Thus, it was recommended that hospital administrators, health policymakers, and practitioners seeking to boost the caring behavior of healthcare workers should focus on enhancing factors such as sensitivity to ethical standards. Also, administrators of medical education can nurture intending healthcare workers (medical students) on the importance of ethics in the medical profession.

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“…A report from public hospitals in the United Kingdom between 2005 and 2009 indicated shocking maltreatment cases, lack of empathy, extreme consequences of negligence, and poor communication in the healthcare sector (Dean, 2017). In recent reports, negative attitudes in poor communication, including lack of caring and empathic behaviors (emotional incompetence), have led to an increase in complaints against public healthcare professionals in Nigeria (Iro-Idoro & Ajibare, 2017). In a study conducted by Adebayo (2020), three critical problems patients experience with healthcare professionals were identified: a lack of empathic concern for patients, interpersonal communication, and lack of information disclosure.…”

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Relationship between Supportive Supervision and Empathic Behavior among Public Healthcare Professionals

Edosomwan

Oguegbe

Nwanzu

et al. 2021

SBR

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Purpose: The study explored the relationship between supportive supervision and empathic behavior and the indirect effect of occupational self-efficacy (OSE) among healthcare professionals in public hospitals in Delta State, Nigeria. Design/Methodology: The study is a quantitative cross-sectional survey, and the correlational design was adopted. Through convenience and systematic sampling, data were obtained from 127 healthcare professionals (doctors and nurses) from public hospitals. The sample consisted of 127 healthcare professionals with a mean age of 33.91 (SD, 5.64). Regression analysis via Model 4 of Hayes' PROCESS Macro was used to analyze the direct and indirect effect model with the help of the IBM-SPSS version 23. Findings: The study's findings indicated that supportive supervision and OSE positively and significantly predicted empathic behavior among healthcare professionals. The results further indicated that OSE mediated the relationship between supportive supervision and empathic behavior. Practical Implications: Based on the research findings, it is recommended that public healthcare administrators and managers should ensure that employees who handle direct patient care in public hospitals receive enough training in enhancing their skills, professional development and provided with enough supportive supervision in the workplace to foster empathic concern for their patients. Originality/Value: The research findings enhance and add new knowledge to the empathic behavior literature by investigating supportive supervision and OSE as predictors and checking for the mediating role of OSE.

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Emotional Intelligence as a Strategy for Enhancing Nurses’ Work Attitude in Ogun State, Nigeria

Cited by 3 publications

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Social entrepreneurial role models’ influence on social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, social entrepreneurial intent, and social entrepreneurial action in South Africa: the moderating role of moral obligation

Social entrepreneurial role models’ influence on social entrepreneurial self-efficacy, social entrepreneurial intent, and social entrepreneurial action in South Africa: the moderating role of moral obligation

Ethical Sensitivity and its Association with Caring Behavior among Healthcare Workers in Delta State, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study

Relationship between Supportive Supervision and Empathic Behavior among Public Healthcare Professionals

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