Publisher's Synopsis
Doctors are working in a very demanding environment. They are members of high-stress occupations. The specific factors, which make the doctors' job so stressful, involve their responsibility for "people" instead of "objects", and the point that their actions or errors have an intense impact on human life. Unreasonable workloads, long working hours, schedule inflexibility, limited career development opportunities, shift work, and night shift etc., have resulted in a worsening of working conditions for doctors. Various scholars have recognized emotional intelligence as one of the measures to lessen the impact of occupational stress. Researchers consider that emotional intelligence and occupational stress are inter-connected variables. The present study aims to contribute to the research among doctors by examining the relationship of emotional intelligence with the occupational stress and conflict management of doctors.
