The Association between Bullying Experience related to Clinical Placement and Psychological Well-being in Nursing Students.
10.12799/jkachn.2015.26.4.321
- Author:
Liping REN
1
;
Hyunli KIM
;
Mi Sook JUNG
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea. msjung@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nursing students;
Bullying;
Depression;
Self esteem;
Personal satisfaction
- MeSH:
Bullying*;
Depression;
Education, Nursing;
Humans;
Linear Models;
Nursing*;
Personal Satisfaction;
Prevalence;
Self Concept;
Statistics as Topic;
Students, Nursing*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2015;26(4):321-329
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study aimed to explore the prevalence of bullying and to examine the effect of bullying on psychological well-being including depression, self-esteem, and academic major satisfaction among nursing students during clinical training. METHODS: Three hundreds one nursing students who were recruited from three universities in D City were assessed with self-report questionnaires of bullying experience and psychological well-being. Data analyses were performed using the SPSS 21.0 program, which included one-way ANOVA, independent t-test, Pearson's correlation, and multiple linear regression analyses. RESULTS: More than three quarters of the participants experienced bullying during their clinical training, and their experience of being bullied was a significant predictor of psychological well-being even after controlling for perceived academic performance, relationship between nurses and students, teachers' or nurses' help to deal with bullying, and religion. CONCLUSION: Bullying was an issue among nursing students during clinical placement. Bullying experience yielded negative psychological outcomes associated with high depression, low self-esteem, and low academic major satisfaction. Practical guidelines are required in nursing education to protect students from the possible harm of bullying in clinical settings during training.
