The effect of transactional analysis training on emotional intelligence in health professions students.

Background: Emotional intelligence (EI) is considered to present a significant predictor of work performance whereas Transactional analysis (TA) is the relational perspective in communication in managing emotions. We evaluated the effect of psycho-educational training in EI and TA (TEITA) on EI among health professions undergraduates, with post-training, and at 1-month follow-up.

Methods: A total of 34 participants participated in the study where 17 participants were in the TEITA group and another 17 were in the control group.