Psychological Distress, Emotional Intelligence, and Sleep Quality among University Students

Abstract

The study was conducted to explore the relationship between psychological distress, emotional intelligence, and sleep quality among university students. The correlational research method was used to conduct the research and the sample was taken (N=400) which was equally disseminated between (n=200) male and (n=200) female university students aged between 18-30 years having qualifications of BS, MSc, and MS were selected. The sample size was selected through a sample size calculator (Qualtrics, 2019). It was taken from different government and private universities of Faisalabad through a purposive sampling technique. The data were collected by using a Kessler psychological distress scale Urdu version (Ghafoor et al., 2010), an emotional intelligence scale in Urdu (Hashmi et al., 2015), and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (Shahid et al., 2014). The statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 26. The results found a significant negative (p<0.01) correlation of psychological distress with emotional intelligence (r=-.67, p<0.01) and sleep quality (r=-.89, p<0.01). However, the relationship between emotional intelligence and sleep quality was found to be significantly positive (r=.66, p<0.01). The research would help in understanding the association between psychological distress, emotional intelligence, and sleep quality among university students to academic avoid issues and to enhance academic performance.