Comparisons of Clinical Practicum Stress, Depression, and Self-Efficacy among Nursing Students: Focusing on Type D Personality and non-Type D Personality. |
Mi Hyeon Seong, Ok Sun Kim, Youn Ok Jung, Sohyune Sok |
1Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. 2Department of Nursing, Kyung Bok University, Pocheon, Korea. 3Department of Nursing, Kyung Dong University, Wonju, Korea. 4College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. 5977sok@khu.ac.kr |
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Abstract |
PURPOSE The purpose of study was to examine and compare the clinical practicum stress, depression, and self-efficacy between Type D and non-Type D personality among nursing students. METHODS: This study used a descriptive correlational survey design. Subjects included a total of 120 nursing students (Type D personality: n=60, non-Type D personality: n=60) in Seoul, Korea. The collected data were analyzed using a descriptive statistics, χ² test, Fisher's exact test, independent t-test, ANCOVA, and Scheffe test as a post hoc test with SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. RESULTS: There were significant differences on clinical practicum stress (t=2.81, p=.029), depression (t=6.67, p<.001), and self-efficacy (t=9.84. p<.001) between non-Type D and Type D personality among nursing students. CONCLUSION: Type D personality in nursing students had higher clinical practicum stress and depression than them of non-Type D personality in nursing students. Nursing interventions or strategies for Type D personality in nursing students are needed to decrease clinical practicum stress and depression. |
Key Words:
Nursing student; Type D personality; Stress; Depression; Self-efficacy |
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