Factors related to Happiness in First year Women Nursing Students.

Kim,  Gyung Hee; Kim,  Kye Ha

doi:2012.21.2.149

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Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2012;21(2):149-157.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2012.21.2.149 Published online June 30, 2012.

Factors related to Happiness in First year Women Nursing Students.

Gyung Hee Kim, Kye Ha Kim

¹Seoul Women's College of Nursing, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Nursing, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea. kyehakim@hanmail.net

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors related to happiness in first year women nursing students. METHODS: The sample consisted of 209 first year women nursing students in three colleges located in S and C cities. Data were collected during October and November 2011. The major variables for this study were depression, self-esteem, optimism, interpersonal relation, and happiness. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, correlation coefficient, and multiple stepwise regression with SPSS/WIN 17.0. RESULTS: There were significant differences in student happiness according to economic status, satisfaction with major, satisfaction with the present college, and health status. Happiness was significantly correlated with depression, self-esteem, optimism, and interpersonal relations. Self-esteem, optimism, interpersonal relations, and satisfaction with major were significant predictors of happiness for first year women nursing students and these four factors accounted for 71% of the variance in happiness. CONCLUSION: Self-esteem, optimism, interpersonal relations, and satisfaction with major should be considered when addressing ways to increase happiness in first year women nursing students.

Key Words: Happiness; Depression; Self-concept; Optimism; Interpersonal relations

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