Effect of Self-Esteem, Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Well-Being on Resilience in Nursing Students

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. Result...

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Published inChild health nursing research Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 385 - 393
Main Authors Lee, Young Eun, Kim, Eunyoung, Park, Sun Young
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing 31.07.2017
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Emotional intelligence
Nursing
Psychological resilience
Self-concept
Students
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2287-9110
2287-9129
DOI:10.4094/chnr.2017.23.3.385