Investigating the Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Emotional Intelligence with Job Satisfaction among Nursing Instructors at Public and Azad Universities of Ardabil City Download PDF

Background and objectives: The most significant purpose of an organization is to reach the highest level of productivity or so-called optimal productivity. To this end, skilled as well as efficient human force is the most prominent means to meet the organizational objectives, for human force has a crucial role in decreasing or increasing the organization productivity. The present study aims at evaluating the relationship between self-efficacy and emotional intelligence, and job satisfaction in nursing instructors at public and Azad universities of city of Ardabil. Methods: This study is descriptive-correlational, from the perspective of research type. The statistical population of the study includes all nursing instructors at public and Azad universities of city of Ardabil (n=72), selected by systematic sampling method. Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), Bradbury–Greaves`s Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) of Sherer were used to collect data. Data was analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regressions by using SPSS/20 software. Findings: The results obtained from the analysis reveal that there is a significantly positive relation between the emotional intelligence and job satisfaction, and between the self-efficacy and the latter in nursing educators of both groups, i.e. public and Azad universities. Subsequently, the results of multiple regression analysis indicated that emotional intelligence and self-efficacy can significantly predict job satisfaction. Conclusions: The results concluded from the study confirm the relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction as well as self-efficacy and job satisfaction in nursing instructors at public and Azad universities of city of Ardabil.