Relationship of Emotional Intelligence to Perceived Stress in Combined Master's of Science and Dietetic Internship Programs.

Background: Emotional intelligence (EI) is often studied with perceived stress in students in health professions fields such as nursing but not dietetics. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of EI to perceived stress in graduate dietetic students in Combined Master's of Science (MS) and Dietetic Internship (DI) programs.

Methods: EI and perceived stress were collected using the Schutte EI Scale and Perceived Stress Scale-10, respectively.