The effect of parental social support on the transition to college life and career identity of nursing undergraduate college students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine influential factors for the transition to college life and career identity of nursing students and what changes social support from parents brought about to them by academic year. The subjects in this study were 542 selected students who majored in nursing in four-year universities located in Seoul and the provinces. A self-administered survey was conducted to find out their general characteristics, social support from fathers and mothers, college adjustment and career identity. A hierarchical regression analysis was made to determine how social support from parents affected the college adjustment and career identity of the nursing students. Social support from parents had an impact on their college adjustment and career identity. The factors that affected college adjustment were academic year, satisfaction level with major and emotional support from mothers, and the factors that impacted on career identity were academic year, satisfaction level with major and informative support from fathers. In order to facilitate the college adjustment of nursing students, professors should try to develop efficient learning methods, meet with parents to inform them of the necessity of social support, share information on the major field of study and learning methods, and provide an opportunity for students to communicate with graduates or students who are years ahead of them in college so that they could have a better understanding of majoring in nursing.

Nursing students' perceived parental child-rearing attitudes and ego identity and their relationship with college adjustment: Research Article

“…In the current study, third-and fourth-year nursing students had signi cantly better college adjustment than did second-year students (Table 2). This is consistent with previous research showing that college adjustment increases with grade level [17]. This suggests that as nursing students progress from lower to higher grades, the anxiety, stress, and burden they experienced as freshmen decrease [10], resulting in better college adjustment.…”

“…Parental support helps college students trust themselves and take responsibility for their actions, which is consistent with previous research showing that parental support and affection enhance ego identity [17,27]. Affectionate parental child-rearing attitudes have a positive impact on college adjustment and help college students become more accepting, respectful, and con dent in themselves [17]. They also help increase the psychological well-being of college students and improve their interpersonal problem-solving skills [28].…”

Influence of perceived parental child-rearing attitudes and ego identity on college adjustment among Korean nursing students

“…This study found that the external support system of these individuals, especially parental emotional warmth in the closest relationship, enhanced nursing students' ego identity and improved their adjustment to college. Parental support helps college students trust themselves and take responsibility for their actions, which is consistent with previous research showing that parental support and affection enhance ego identity[ 18 , 33 ]. For example, universities should engage mothers and provide programs, such as education, counseling, and faculty–parent–student meetings that could improve parenting attitudes.…”

“…After examining the association between nursing students’ perceived parental child-rearing attitude and college adjustment, we revealed that paternal and maternal emotional warmth were significantly and positively correlated with college adjustment. Affectionate parental child-rearing attitudes positively affect college adjustment and help college students become more accepting, respectful, and confident in themselves [ 18 ]. Further, they help increase the psychological well-being of college students and improve their interpersonal problem-solving skills [ 26 ].…”

“…Nurse identity begins to form during the college years after entering nursing school and continues to develop throughout the nursing profession [ 17 ]. As such, parenting attitudes and ego identity are important intrinsic and extrinsic factors in understanding nursing students' adjustment to college [ 18 , 19 ].…”