Citation

Asgarian FS, Aghajani M, Alavi NM. J. Trauma Nurs. 2017; 24(4): 280-286.

Affiliation

Trauma Research Center, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Ms Asgarian), Nursing and Midwifery School (Mr Aghajani), Infectious Disease Research Center (Mr Aghajani), and Trauma Nursing Research Center (Ms Masoudi Alavi), Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Society of Trauma Nurses)

DOI

10.1097/JTN.0000000000000304

PMID

28692627

Abstract

There is an inherent risk of death and injury for motorcyclists. Some factors such as personality and psychological characteristics may be contributors of motor vehicle accidents/crashes. This study aimed to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and its related components and the occurrence of accidents/crashes in motorcycle drivers. In this case-control study, 280 motorcycle drivers with and without a history of motorcycle-related accidents or crashes in Kashan, Iran, were selected for convenience sampling. The tool used was the Bar-On Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire and included 90 items. Logistic regression revealed that components of emotional intelligence identified as happiness, optimism, flexibility, self-actualization, autonomy, and interpersonal relationships were different between motorcycle drivers with and without an accident/crash. Our findings emphasized the important role of developing and enhancing the skills of emotional intelligence as related to the prevention of accidents/crashes.

Language: en