The Effect of Sleep Quality and Sleep Duration on Emotional Intelligence of Medical Student with the Mediating Role of Procrastination

Abstract

The current study examines the effects of sleep quality and sleep duration on the emotional intelligence of medical students while keeping a focus on the mediating role of procrastination. Emotional intelligence is known to be an important factor for academic success and well-being and is explored concerning sleep habits in this study. A causal research design was utilized to measure the proposed hypotheses. Data from 174 medical students was collected through a customized questionnaire. For statistical analysis, SPSS and PLS-SEM techniques were used. The results reveal an insignificant association between sleep quality and emotional intelligence. Whereas, a significant relationship was found between sleep duration and emotional intelligence, suggesting that a longer amount of sleep results in enhanced emotional intelligence. Third, this study tested whether procrastination mediate the relationship between emotional intelligence and sleep quality, which was rejected, showing no significant effect. However, the findings reveal that procrastination significantly mediate the relationship between sleep duration and emotional intelligence, revealing that procrastination influences how sleep duration affects emotional intelligence among medical students.