Correlation of Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence in Academic Achievement of Operating Room Students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

Background and Aim: Mental health is the ability to withstand problems and emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and control emotions and to bring order and stability to life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between mental health and emotional intelligence in students' academic success. Methods: This study was a descriptive-analytical and correlation study that was performed on 94 operating room students of Hamadan Paramedical Faculty in 1398. Sampling was done by census method. Data gathering tools were Emotional Inventory Imani et al. 2018, Goldberg Mental Health Questionnaire and Standard Academic success Questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS 23 software. Results: Data analysis showed that there was a direct, positive and positive linear relationship between emotional intelligence and mental health in the operating room students in semesters four (r = 0.858) and six (r = 0.932) and eight (r = 0.846). There is a meaning. Also, there was a direct, positive and significant linear relationship between emotional intelligence and academic success (mean grade) of operating room students in semesters four (r = 0.867) and six (r = 0.818) and eight (r = 0.766). In addition, there was a direct, positive and significant linear relationship between mental health and academic success (mean grade) of operating room students in semesters four (r = 0.837) and six (r = 0.814) and eight (r = 0.798). Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that the higher the emotional intelligence and mental health of students in the required educational levels, the better the academic success of students.