J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2024 Mar;33(1):9-17. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2024.33.1.9.

The Impact of COVID-19 Stress, Interpersonal Relations, and Information Literacy on the Adaptation of Nursing Students to College Life

• Jung M
• Yim SY
• Ryu YM

• KMID: 2554252
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2024.33.1.9

Abstract

Purpose
Rapid changes have occurred in the educational environment of colleges since the outbreak of COVID-19. This study was conducted to determine the factors influencing college life adaptation for nursing students.
Methods
The participants included 124 nursing students. A self-administered online questionnaire, available from March 30 to April 10, 2022, was used for data collection. The online questionnaires included COVID-19 stress, interpersonal relations, information literacy, and college life adaptation. Statistical analysis was performed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis.
Results
The average score for adapting to college life was 3.32±0.58. Significant differences in college life adaptation were found based on the number of exercise days per week (F=3.62, p=.015), regular daily routine (t=-3.41, p<.001), amount of sleep (t=-3.61, p<.001), sleep quality (t=-3.90, p<.001), and diagnostic self evaluation (F=19.55, p<.001). Factors that influenced college life adaptation included interpersonal relations (β=.36, p<.001), diagnostic self evaluation (good) (β=.48, p<.001), diagnostic self evaluation (fair) (β=.38, p=.005), and COVID-19 stress (β=-.11, p=.027), which explained 38.0% of the college life adaptation.
Conclusion
Development of a program that integrates interpersonal relations, diagnostic self- evaluation, and COVID-19 stress for nursing students is recommended to improve college life adaptation.

Keyword

Adaptation, psychological; COVID-19; Interpersonal relations; Nursing students; Diagnostic self evaluation