The Relation Between Individual Innovativeness Levels and Caring Behaviours of Nursing Students: Descriptive and Relationship Seeking Study

Abstract

The aim of the study is to investigate the correlation between individual innovativeness levels and caring behaviors of nursing students. Material and Methods: The universe of the descriptive and relation-seeking study consists of 619 students working in the faculty of nursing of a university. The sample group consisted of 353 students who accepted to participate in the research among the students invited to the study. Data were collected using personal information form, Caring Behaviors Inventory (CBI) and Individual Innovativeness Scale (IIS). Results: The mean age of the students was 20.89±2.56 years; 61.8% were female, 38.2% were male and the most (41.9%) of them were first-year students. The CBI and IIS total scores of the students were 5.62 and 63, respectively. There were significant differences between students' IIS scores by their grades and social security. There were significant differences between students' CBI, assurance (AS), respectful (RE) and connectedness (CO) scores by their grades. It was found that the students' IIS score had a low, positive and statistically significant correlation with total CBI score (r=0.40, p<0.001) and AS (r=0.369, p<0.001), knowledgeskill (r=0.359, p<0.001), RE (r=0.353, p<0.001), and CO (r=0.332, p<0.001) scores. In the study, it was determined that the students' caring behavior perception were high, their innovativeness levels were low and they were in the "early majority" category in terms of innovativeness. Conclusion: It was found that the students had high caring behavior perception, low levels of innovativeness and early majority characteristics toward innovations. It can be asserted that as students' innovativeness levels increase, their caring behaviors will increase positively.