The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and High-Risk Behaviors in Medical Students of Islamic Azad University, Urmia Branch

Emotional intelligence (EI) is one of the most important factors that affect the education, performance and quality of interactions between different people in a society. Today, paying attention to different dimensions of EI and their proper management is an important issue in the rationale of educational management. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between EI and HRB in medical students of Islamic Azad University, Urmia Branch.
This is a cross-sectional descriptive study that investigated the relationship between EI and HRB among medical students of Islamic Azad University, Urmia Branch in 1998-99. The statistical population of this study included 260 medical students of Urmia Azad University who were evaluated using the Gelman EI Questionnaire.
This study showed that students need intervention to control and promote EI to reduce the impact of EI on HRB (P=0.001). Also, the incidence of high-risk behavior in female students was significantly higher than male student (P=0.001).
The results of the present study showed that there is a close relationship between EI and the occurrence of risky behavior in students and in order to control EI and improve its various dimensions need positive interventions in the form of workshops and extracurricular classes for students, Professors and parents of students.