emotional intelligence training for reducing illicit drug use potential among iranian nurses: a pilot study

Background: some studies show that a low level of emotional intelligence (ei) is associated with self-destructive behaviors such as deviant behavior or smoking. objective: the current study aimed at determining the effects of ei on the illicit drug use potential among nurses. methods: the current quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2015 on 70 hospital nurses. samples were randomly selected and divided into 2 groups (35 nurses in each group). then, the experimental group subjects attended ei training sessions. results: illicit drug use potential in the experimental grouphadsignificant negative changes in comparison with that of the control group (p < 0.001) after the completion of the training sessions. conclusions: given the importance of ei to help nurses to avoid risky behaviors, holding training sessions on ei for nurses and nursing students appears necessary.