Abstract

The extent to which one perceives oneself to be effective is considered a primary factor in employment, and therefore, the study of its relationship with other variables, such as emotional intelligence and empathy, is also of growing interest. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the predictive function of different dimensions of emotional intelligence and empathy with regard to general perceived self-efficacy in a sample of healthcare professionals. The Self-efficacy Scale, the Brief Emotional Intelligence Inventory-EQ-I-M20 and the Basic Empathy Scale were used for this in a sample of 374 Certified Nursing Assistants. In the results, the correlation coefficients found show the existence of positive correlations between the emotional intelligence and empathy factors with respect to the level of perceived self-efficacy. The regression analysis revealed that the variables with the heaviest explanatory weight were adaptability, mood and cognitive empathy. The scores showed the adaptability factor to be the strongest predictor of self-efficacy. Thus, we highlight the importance on the relationship among the variables studied is discussed and the explanatory value for self-efficacy in healthcare professionals.