An investigation into the impact of emotional intelligence coaching on university lecturers’ stress and work self-efficacy

A mixed-methods randomised wait-list controlled trial investigating the impact of emotional intelligence coaching on university lecturers’ stress and work self-efficacy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN36575053

Enrollment

Registered

2021-02-10

Start date

2021-02-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-10-31

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Conditions

Stress and work self-efficacy Not Applicable

Interventions

An emotional intelligence coaching intervention will be administered to the intervention group. There will be a wait-list control used to act as a benchmark of comparison for the intervention group. B

understanding emotions and their role in the work of lecturers, identifying emotion, using emotion and managing emotion. The individual sessions will allow for one-on-one coaching, the first of which

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Lecturer at Technological University Dublin City Campus

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lecturer at Technological University Blanchardstown Campus

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Perceived stress measured using the Perceived Stress Scale at baseline and post-intervention 2. Work stress measured using the Effort Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (ERI-Q) at baseline and post-intervention 3. Work self-efficacy measured using a slightly adapted Teachers Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) at baseline and post-intervention 4. The experience of participants partaking in the intervention measured using a qualitative questionnaire at post-intervention	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Perceived stress measured using the Perceived Stress Scale at baseline and post-intervention 2. Work stress measured using the Effort Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (ERI-Q) at baseline and post-intervention 3. Work self-efficacy measured using a slightly adapted Teachers Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) at baseline and post-intervention 4. The experience of participants partaking in the intervention measured using a qualitative questionnaire at post-intervention

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Emotional intelligence measured using the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue) at baseline and post-intervention	—

Countries

Ireland

Contacts

Public ContactEoghan Guiry

eoghan.p.guiry@mytudublin.ie+353 (0)87 7705396

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026