Effect of Self-Esteem, Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Well-Being on Resilience in Nursing Students.
10.4094/chnr.2017.23.3.385
- Author:
Young Eun LEE
1
;
Eunyoung KIM
;
Sun Young PARK
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Kosin University, Busan, Korea. humankey@naver.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Students;
Nursing;
Self-concept;
Emotional intelligence;
Psychological resilience
- MeSH:
Emotional Intelligence*;
Humans;
Nursing*;
Resilience, Psychological;
Students, Nursing*
- From:Child Health Nursing Research
2017;23(3):385-393
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting resilience in nursing students. METHODS: A survey was conducted with 200 nursing students at a college and a university in P city and K city. Data were collected from March 1 to 20, 2017, and analyzed with SPSS PASW 22.0. RESULTS: In the hierarchical analysis, factors affecting resilience were emotional intelligence (β=.39, p<.001), psychological well-being (β=.31, p<.001), and self-esteem (β=.16, p=.010). The variable that had the highest impact was emotional intelligence and the explanation power of the regression model was 65%(F=34.40 p<.001). CONCLUSION: The findings of this study indicate that emotional intelligence, psychological well-being, and self-esteem are essential for resilience in nursing students. Thus, enhancing emotional intelligence and psychological well-being would be an effective strategy to improve resilience in nursing students.
