Factors Influencing Mental Health among Nursing students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of mental health among nursing students in Korea and identify factors influencing the tendency to mental health. A self-report survey was conducted with South Korean nursing students who were from 19 to 23 years old. 269 nursing students were included in the study. The instruments utilized in the study were Symptom Checklist-90-Revision, Stress and multidimensional coping. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and Simultaneous multiple regression with SPSS WIN 20.0. The average mental health score of the participants was 0.57. Significant predictors for mental health 'College-level stress', 'Self-criticism', 'Passive withdrawal', 'Nursing satisfaction' and 'Health state'. The study findings suggest that nursing students require special concern regarding the risk of mental health. Multi and interdisciplinary mental health promotion program will enhance the mental health of nursing students.

Are nursing students flourish or languish in their mental health?

“…Although none of the academic related factors studied in this study were not associated with the levels of positive mental health among students’ studies focused on the effect of academic related factors on the level of mental health found a significant proportion of nursing students experience academic related stress in their student life [ [29] , [30] , [31] ].…”