J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2014 Nov;20(4):650-658. 10.5977/jkasne.2014.20.4.650.

Comparison of Stress, Depression and Suicidal Ideation between Nursing Students and Students of Other Majors

• Cha SK
• Lee EM

• KMID: 2327545
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2014.20.4.650

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study compares differences in stress, depression and suicidal ideation between nursing and students of other academic disciplines.
METHODS
Nursing students (n=105) and students of other majors (n=148) were surveyed on the degree of personal stress, depression and suicidal ideation. Participants were recruited from three universities in cities S and C in Korea. Data were collected from May 1 to 20, 2013. Measurement tools were the Revised Life Stress Scale for College Students, Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale(CES-D), and Scale for Suicide Ideation(SSI). PASW Statistics 18 was used for descriptive analysis, homogeneity test(chi-square distribution) and ANCOVA.
RESULTS
The level of stress among nursing students was lower than that of students in other majors. Among the subcategories of stress, however, stress among nursing students arising from the student-faculty relationship was higher than that of their non-nursing counterparts. Conversely, differences in the prevalence of depression were notsignificant between nursing students and non-nursing students. Ultimately, it was revealed that there exists a strong correlation among stress, depression and suicidal idea for nursing students.
CONCLUSION
Developing stress and depression management programs for nursing students is highly recommended.

Keyword

Nursing students; Stress; Depression; Suicidal idea

MeSH Terms

Cities
Depression*
Humans
Korea
Nursing
Prevalence
Stress, Psychological
Students, Nursing*
Suicidal Ideation*
Suicide