Spiritual Well-Being, Self Esteem, and Attitude to Death among Nursing Students.
- Author:
Kyung Hae KIM
1
;
Kyung Duck KIM
;
Hye Sun BYUN
;
Bok Yae CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Kimcheon Science College, Kimcheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nursing student;
Spirituality;
Self esteem;
Attitude to death
- MeSH:
Attitude to Death;
Humans;
Isothiocyanates;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Self Concept;
Software;
Spirituality;
Students, Nursing
- From:Journal of Korean Oncology Nursing
2010;10(1):1-9
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between variables of spiritual well-being, self esteem and attitude to death among nursing students. METHOD: The subjects of this study were 259 college students. The data was collected through interviews using a structured questionnaire from September 25 to October 2, 2008. The data were analysed in frequency, percentage, means, and the pearson correlation coefficients utilizing the SPSS computer program. RESULTS: The mean scores of the spiritual well-being, self esteem, and attitude to death were 52.62 (SD=9.24), 29.61 (SD=4.75), and 52.42 (SD=8.88) respectively. There were significant positive correlations between the spiritual well-being and self esteem (r=.543, p=.000). CONCLUSION: The study results show that spiritual well-being and self esteem were a bit positively correlated.
