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Abstract
Emotional intelligence plays a vital role in conflict resolution and appears
to be an enhancing factor that tends to increase group cohesiveness. The
study aims to investigate the relationships among emotional intelligence,
conflict resolution strategies, and group cohesiveness among nurses. A
sample of 310 nurses was selected from Ministry of Health and Health
Insurance Hospitals. Three tools were used; Emotional Intelligence Scale,
Conflict self-Assessment scale; and Group Cohesiveness Scale. The results
of this study revealed that a statistically significant relation between
emotional intelligence and collaborating, compromising, accommodating and
competing conflict management strategies. Also, statistically significant
relation between compromising conflict management strategy and group
cohesiveness. Finally, collaborating, compromising, and accommodating
conflict management strategies were significantly predicted by emotional
intelligence and group cohesiveness. Recommendations: In services training
program on emotional intelligence should be conducted for nurses;
Emotional intelligence courses should be included in undergraduate and
postgraduate nursing curricula to increase nurses’ emotional intelligence.