Correlation Between Emotional Cognitive Empathy and Aesthetic Intelligence in Nursing Staff in Abhar

Introduction: Empathy is one of the main skills in the nursing profession. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between empathy and aesthetic intelligence in nursing staff in Abhar.  Methods: The present study was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population of this study included all nursing staff working in hospitals of Abhar city in 2019. The number of sample in the present study was 300 people. Sampling was by census. Research instruments included a demographic questionnaire, the “Empathy Scale”, and the “Aesthetic Intelligence Test”. The content validity was confirmed by the qualitative method and the reliability of the instruments by the internal consistency method by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS.24. Results: The sensory component of the "Aesthetic Intelligence Test" had no statistically significant correlation with emotional. But the emotional component of "Aesthetic Intelligence Test" had a positive and significant correlation with the emotional empathy subscale of the "Empathy Scale" at the level (0.01) and with the total score of empathy, a positive correlation at the level (0.05). In addition, the dynamic component of the "Aesthetic Intelligence Test" has a positive and significant correlation with the emotional empathy of the "Empathy Scale" at the level (0.05). The results of simultaneous regression analysis showed that aesthetic intelligence could explain 4.7% of the empathy variance.  Conclusions: There is a positive correlation between the component of emotional and dynamic empathy of “Aesthetic Intelligence Test” with empathy. It is recommended that aesthetic intelligence be trained to promote empathy among nursing staff.