Asociación entre la inteligencia emocional y la ansiedad en odontólogos del Distrito 01d04-Chordeleg-Gualaceo del Ministerio de Salud Pública, 2023-2024

Abstract

The thoughts and actions of human beings are governed – among other factors in their lives – by the development and formation of the ability of emotional intelligence; This is necessary to achieve adaptation to everyday events to promote interpersonal relationships and become an antidote to violence. However, the ability to manage and discriminate emotions can be affected when signs, symptoms and syndromes related to them occur. anxiety, especially in work spaces that care for the population in health, both public and private. The objective of this research is to determine the association between emotional intelligence and anxiety of dentists in District 01d04-Chordeleg-Gualaceo of the Ministry of Public Health in 2023-2024. We worked with the population of 49 dentists, chosen through a probabilistic sample. and intentional sampling. The study had a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental design and a correlational scope. A sociodemographic form was used to identify variables of sex, length of work, marital status and city of origin. For the emotional intelligence score, the WLEIS-S scale was used, which measures the dimensions, evaluation of one's own emotions (SAE), evaluation of others' emotions (OAS), use of emotion (UOE) and regulation of emotions. emotion (ROE). And for anxious symptoms, the Zung Anxiety Scale. The results formed an information base with emotional intelligence scores according to the four dimensions, with predominance, of emotion regulation. Regarding anxiety, it has been determined that the study population is at a minimal to moderate level of anxiety and there is a statistically significant association between both variables in dentists. In conclusion, the study allows us to determine that: the higher the emotional intelligence score, the lower the level of anxiety in the District's dentists.