@article{Basheer Rehman_Brekhna Jamil_Admin_2020, title={Emotional intelligence as an indicator of coping Skills among undergraduate dental students at Peshawar: a correlational study}, volume={71}, url={https://ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/638}, DOI={10.47391/JPMA.069}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this study is to determine correlation between emotional intelligence and academic stress.</p> <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> This quantitative correlational study was conducted in Khyber College of Dentistry Peshawar. A total of 298 undergraduate dental students from first year to final year session 2015-16 of all ages and genders were included in this study. Emotional intelligence score Dental Environmental Stress were calculated using Mean and SD. A one way ANOVA & Tukey Post hoc tests were performed for Emotional Intelligence and academic stress separately to compare the mean difference between academic groups.  A spearman correlation coefficient was used to check relationship between Emotional Intelligence and academic stress with different academic levels. EI and academic stress were correlated using Pearson Correlation.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 298 students, 98 (32.89%) were males and 200 (67.11%) were females with a male to female ratio of 2.04:1. The mean EI score of all the BDS students from first year to final year was 81.23 ± 22.8. The total mean DES score of all classes was 109.54 ± 19.5 with a trend of decreasing stress levels from first year to final year. A Pearson correlation test was run. Statistically significant (r:-.766: P Value: .001, N: 298) negative strong relationship between EI and academic stress exists.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The gradual increase of EI from first year to final year showing the importance of teaching and learning methods which incorporate certain trends of EI in the students overall training.</p> <p><strong>Key words: </strong>Emotional Intelligence, Coping skills, Undergraduate dental students</p>}, number={3}, journal={Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association}, author={Basheer Rehman and Brekhna Jamil and Admin}, year={2020}, month={Dec.}, pages={806–809} }