J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  1997 Jun;4(1):61-71.

Survey on the Relationship Self-esteem and Professional Self-concept of Nurses

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  • 1Department of Nursing, Hallym University.
  • 2College of Nursing, Catholic University.

Abstract

This survey was done to identify the self-esteem of nurses in Korea. Data was collected from 700 nurses in hospital setting. These data were collected by self-reporting questionnaire, Rosenberg's self-esteem scale, Professional self-concept of nurses instrument, from Dec. 1994 to Jan, 1995. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics with SAS program. The results of this study were as follows : 1. The mean of self-esteem was 30.74. 2. The correlation between self-esteem and PSCNI was slightly moderate(r=.5739) 3. The self-esteem of nurses was found to be significant by age(P=.0245), religion(P=.0004), position(P=.0186). This study suggested that we need to identify the factors influencing self-esteem and to design the program increasing self-esteem.

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self-esteem; professional self-concept of nurses

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Korea
Surveys and Questionnaires
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