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Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, and Mindfulness as Predictors of Psychological Well- being among Healthcare Professionals

Priti Sriranjan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.66509/IJPS.21.1.2026.35-43 Published: April 08, 2026
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Occupational stress, emotional exhaustion, and demanding work environments are all

contributing to the increasing burden on the psychological well-being of healthcare personnel.

This study investigated the relationship between psychological well-being among healthcare

professionals and resilience, emotional intelligence, and mindfulness. Dr. Ryff's Psychological

Well-Being Scale, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, the Schutte Emotional Intelligence

Scale, and the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale were among the standardized instruments

filled out by 180 professionals (physicians, nurses, and allied staff) from public and private

hospitals in India. Psychological well-being and all three predictors showed significant

positive correlations, as indicated by correlational studies. The strongest predictors were

emotional intelligence and resilience, which together explained a significant amount of

variance in well-being ratings, as determined by multiple regression analysis (R² = .50, p <

.001). A smaller but still important contribution was made by mindfulness. These results

highlight the value of developing one's own psychological reserves to reduce stress and improve

well-being in medical environments. Designing mindfulness-based therapies, emotional skills

training, and events to foster resilience in frontline medical workers is directly impacted by the

study.


Keywords

psychological well-being resilience emotional intelligence mindfulness healthcare professionals