Mediation Effects of Self-Efficacy between Academic Stress and College Adjustment in First Year Nursing Students.
- Author:
Hyo Jin CHOI
1
;
Eunjoo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Sunlin College, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Stress;
Self Efficacy;
Students;
Nursing;
Coping
- MeSH:
Humans;
Negotiating;
Self Efficacy;
Students, Nursing
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2012;19(2):261-268
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to identify the mediating effects of self-efficacy between academic stress and college adjustment in first year nursing students. METHOD: Data were collected from 396 first year nursing students from 3 junior colleges and analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations and structural equation model (SEM) with PASW 18.0 and AMOS 18.0 programs. RESULTS: There was a negative relationship between academic stress and college adjustment but a positive relationship between self-efficacy and college adjustment. There was a partial mediating effect of self-efficacy between academic stress and college adjustment. CONCLUSION: The results indicate a need to develop programs that effectively promote the self-efficacy of first year nursing students to decrease academic stress and maximize college adjustment. Further studies are needed in which other factors that could affect college adjustment are examined.
