Self-awareness, Other-awareness and Communication Ability in Nursing Students.
10.11111/jkana.2015.21.4.426
- Author:
Eun jung OH
1
;
Sung Hee KO
;
Ji Young KIM
;
Sung Reul KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Chonbuk National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Students;
Nursing;
Awareness;
Communication
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Communication*;
Curriculum;
Data Collection;
Humans;
Nursing*;
Students, Nursing*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2015;21(4):426-434
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship among the factors of self-awareness, other-awareness and communication ability, and how they relate to communication ability in nursing students. METHODS: For data collection 237 nursing students completed self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. RESULTS: Self-awareness, other-awareness and communication ability of the participants showed moderate levels of self-awareness, other-awareness, and communication ability. There were significant positive correlations between self-awareness and communication ability (r=.59, p<.001). and between other-awareness and communication ability (r=.22, p=.001). Social anxiety, private self-awareness, and internal other-awareness were significant factors, which explained about 37% of the variance in communication ability. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that a systematic and effective curriculum focused on self-awareness and other-awareness should be developed for nursing students in order to promote their communication ability.
