Child Health Nurs Res.  2017 Jul;23(3):385-393. 10.4094/chnr.2017.23.3.385.

Effect of Self-Esteem, Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Well-Being on Resilience in Nursing Students

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  • 1College of Nursing, Kosin University, Busan, Korea. humankey@naver.com

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting resilience in nursing students.
METHODS
A survey was conducted with 200 nursing students at a college and a university in P city and K city. Data were collected from March 1 to 20, 2017, and analyzed with SPSS PASW 22.0.
RESULTS
In the hierarchical analysis, factors affecting resilience were emotional intelligence (β=.39, p<.001), psychological well-being (β=.31, p<.001), and self-esteem (β=.16, p=.010). The variable that had the highest impact was emotional intelligence and the explanation power of the regression model was 65%(F=34.40 p<.001).
CONCLUSION
The findings of this study indicate that emotional intelligence, psychological well-being, and self-esteem are essential for resilience in nursing students. Thus, enhancing emotional intelligence and psychological well-being would be an effective strategy to improve resilience in nursing students.

Keyword

Students; Nursing; Self-concept; Emotional intelligence; Psychological resilience

MeSH Terms

Emotional Intelligence*
Humans
Nursing*
Resilience, Psychological
Students, Nursing*
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