International Journal of
Psychology and Counselling

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Psychol. Couns.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2499
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 222

Full Length Research Paper

Personality traits and emotional intelligence among health care professionals in a tertiary hospital

Pindar Sadique Kwajaffa
  • Pindar Sadique Kwajaffa
  • Mental Health Department, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
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Onyencho Victor Chidi
  • Onyencho Victor Chidi
  • Mental Health Department, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
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Mshelia Anthony Ali
  • Mshelia Anthony Ali
  • Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
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Yerima Mohammed Mukhtar
  • Yerima Mohammed Mukhtar
  • Clinical Wing, 461 Nigeria Air Force Hospital, Kaduna, Nigeria.
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Musami Umar Baba
  • Musami Umar Baba
  • Mental Health Department, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
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  •  Received: 18 November 2019
  •  Accepted: 23 March 2020
  •  Published: 30 April 2020

How to cite this article

APA /
Kwajaffa, P. S., Onyencho, V. C., Mshelia, A. A., Yerima, M. M., & Musami, U. Bab. (2020). Personality traits and emotional intelligence among health care professionals in a tertiary hospital. International Journal of Psychology and Counselling, 12(2), 31-37.
Chicago /
Pindar Sadique Kwajaffa, Onyencho Victor Chidi, Mshelia Anthony Ali, Yerima Mohammed Mukhtar and Musami Umar Baba  . "Personality traits and emotional intelligence among health care professionals in a tertiary hospital." International Journal of Psychology and Counselling 12, no. 2 (2020): 31-37.
MLA /
Pindar Sadique Kwajaffa, et al. "Personality traits and emotional intelligence among health care professionals in a tertiary hospital." International Journal of Psychology and Counselling 12.2 (2020): 31-37.