Mohammad Qutishat Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Mental Illness
Community and Mental Health Department, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Oman
Mohammad Qutishat is an Lecturer at Community and Mental Health Department in College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Oman. Mohammad Qutishat research interest are Emotional intelligence, Smartphone addiction, Nursing students.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Mohammad Qutishat* and Blessy Prabha Valsaraj
Objective: To examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and smartphone addiction among nursing students in Oman. Method: A descriptive correlational design was used. A convenience sample of 275 undergraduate nursing students was recruited from Sultan Qaboos University and Omani nursing institute (Muscat) in Oman; the questionnaires consisted of the Brief emotional intelligence scale, smartphone addiction scale, the participants’ socio-demographic background, and academic background. Results: 275 undergraduate students participated in this study, the mean age of them was 20.3 years. The majority of the them were females (76.7%), single (96.4%), lived out of campus (58.5%), were not substance users (92.7%), and spent at least 1 to 3 hours daily with either their famili... view moreĀ»