Korean J Adult Nurs.  2015 Feb;27(1):63-72. 10.7475/kjan.2015.27.1.63.

The Influence of Job-seeking Stress, Career Decision-making Self-efficacy, Self-esteem and Academic Achievement on Nursing Students' Happiness

• Kim S
• Lee S

• KMID: 2298145
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2015.27.1.63

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to determine whether job-seeking stress, career decision-making self-efficacy, self-esteem, and academic achievement had an influence on nursing students' happiness.
METHODS
The participants were 147 nursing students in D city. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed with SPSS/WIN 19.0 using ANOVA, t-test, Pearson correlation, and stepwise multiple regression.
RESULTS
Factors that had an influence on happiness included major satisfaction(highly unsatisfied beta=-.251, p=.001), average monthly family income(between four and six million won beta=.222, p=.002), career decision-making self-efficacy(beta=.198, p=.010), major satisfaction(satisfied beta=.196, p=.006), and subjective health(unhealthy beta =-.167, p=.020). These factors explained 33.5% of the variance in student happiness.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study reveal that career decision-making self-efficacy, self-esteem, major satisfaction, and job-seeking stress were important intrinsic factors in the happiness of nursing students. Thus, it is necessary to help these students attain more self-efficacy, self-esteem, and major satisfaction rather than focusing on academic achievement in order to increase their happiness.

MeSH Terms

Happiness*
Humans
Intrinsic Factor
Nursing*
Students, Nursing
Surveys and Questionnaires
Intrinsic Factor