Influence of Ego-resilience and Stress Coping Styles on College Adaptation in Nursing Students.
10.11111/jkana.2011.17.3.267
- Author:
Jin Ah PARK
1
;
Eun Kyung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Howon University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nursing student;
Resilience;
Stress;
Adaptation
- MeSH:
Humans;
Students, Nursing
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2011;17(3):267-276
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of ego-resilience and stress coping styles on college adaptation in nursing students. METHOD: The sample for this study consisted of 1st and 2nd year students from 3 colleges of nursing, one each, in Jeolla, Chungcheong, and Gyeongsang Provinces. The data were collected from November 5 to 22, 2010. The data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation and multiple regression with SPSS 18.0. RESULTS: A positive correlation was found for college adaptation with stress coping styles and ego-resilience. The strongest predictor of college adaptation was an optimistic attitude. In addition optimistic attitude, satisfaction with nursing as a major, confidence, academic scores, age, emotional control, and gender accounted for 63.3% of variance in college adaptation. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study suggest that development of stress coping and ego-resilience in nursing students is important to college adaptation. Further research in improving ego-resilience and stress coping is warranted.
