Korean J Occup Health Nurs.
2015 May;24(2):122-131. 10.5807/kjohn.2015.24.2.122.
Factors Affecting Job-Seeking Stress in Nursing Students
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- 1Graduate School, Department of Nursing, Chuncheon Campus, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea.
- 2Department of Nursing, Chuncheon Campus, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea. hpark@kangwon.ac.kr
- 3College of Nursing, Hanzhong University, Donghae, Korea.
- 4Department of Nursing, Songho College, Hoenseong, Korea.
- KMID: 2270663
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2015.24.2.122
Abstract
- PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate what factors are affecting job-seeking stress in nursing students.
METHODS
Subjects were 463 students from two 3-year and two 4-year colleges of nursing in K-Province in Korea. Data was collected from self-administered questionnaires. t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's and Spearman's correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple regression with dummy variables were used for statistical analysis of data.
RESULTS
Job-seeking stress was significantly different by school system (t=2.76, p=.006), family economic status (F=3.40, p=.005), characteristics (t=1.99, p=.047), academic achievement (F=6.54, p=.002), current weight control status (t=2.23, p=.026), times of cosmetic surgery (r=.11, p=.022), self-esteem (r=-.47, p<.001) and appearance stress (r=.40, p<.001). However, after controlling for general characteristics, self-esteem, and perceived appearance stress, job-seeking stress was significantly different by grade (1st vs 3rd, beta=0.163, p<.001), academic achievement (low vs. high, beta=-0.121, p=.0321), self-esteem (beta=-0.224, p<.001), and appearance stress (beta=0.099, p<.001). The explanation power of self-esteem on job-seeking stress was greater compared with that of appearance stress.
CONCLUSION
Results of this study suggest that it is necessary for nursing students to develop intervention program aimed at reducing job-seeking stress, and it would be effective to focus on improving self-esteem for them.
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