Abstract
This action research project investigates how practicing self-care impacts well-being and emotional intelligence for me personally, as a working interpreter, and as a signing instructional assistant. Tools used to collect data were a modified Well-Being Survey (The KIDSCREEN Group, 2004), an Emotional Intelligence Test (Daniel, 2000), and the Junto Emotion Wheel (Chadha, 2022). Data was collected and analyzed for eleven weeks from May to July. This research was conducted to see what kind of impact self-care would have on my well-being and emotional intelligence. The goal was to see how taking care of myself could improve my mood and well-being, prevent burnout from work, and build better relationships with colleagues at work. The results demonstrated that the number of self-care activities I participated in would go down when I was in a good mood and feeling positively about work, and that I used self-care when I was feeling down or stressed. Overall, I found that by the end of the eleven weeks, I had medium to high emotional intelligence scores which indicated that self-care helped me develop in the areas of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management.
Exit Requirement
Action Research
Date of Award
12-6-2022
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies
Committee Chair
Amanda Smith
Committee Member
Elisa Maroney
Keywords
self-care, well-being, emotional intelligence, burnout, ASL interpreting, professional development, stress, emotional exhaustion
Language
eng
Type (DCMI Terms)
Text
Subject Categories
Language Interpretation and Translation | Sign Languages
Recommended Citation
Macias, E. (2022). Making Self-Care, Well-Being, and Emotional Intelligence a Part of Your Life (master's thesis). Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.wou.edu/theses/223
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