J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2023 Feb;29(1):41-50. 10.5977/jkasne.2023.29.1.41.

The effects of academic stress, social network service addiction tendency, and upward social comparison on depression in nursing students

• Park S
• Lee JL
• Yu SY

• KMID: 2539846
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2023.29.1.41

Abstract

Purpose
The aim of this descriptive study was to identify the factors influencing depression risk among South Korean nursing students.
Methods
The data were collected from nursing students attending two universities through web-based questionnaires that surveyed them about depression, academic stress, social network service (SNS) addiction tendency, and upward social comparison from August 22 to September 4, 2021. The collected data from 196 nursing students were analyzed by t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression.
Results
The mean score of depression (using CES-D Korean version) among nursing students was 13.91, which denotes probable depression. Concerning the variance with regard to depression among nursing students, 20.2% was explained by clinical practice period, academic stress, and upward social comparison.
Conclusion
Programs to relieve academic stress and depression should be developed in a simple way and systematically provided at the organizational level so that nursing students secure sufficient support during the initial and continuing period of clinical practicums. Concomitantly, an attempt to reduce the upward social comparison should be highly considered.

Keyword

Nursing students, Depression, Social media, Social comparison, Social media addiction; 간호학생, 우울, 소셜 미디어, 사회비교, 소셜 미디어 중독경향