The effect of perceived stress, bio-psycho-social response and stress coping behaviors of nursing students on professional self-esteem

Abstract

Background: Nursing education is a stressful process involving theoretical and practical teaching and learning. Aim: The study was conducted to reveal the effect of perceived stress, bio-psycho-social responses to stress and stress coping behaviors of nursing students on their professional self-esteem. Methods: The study employed descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study designs. The research was conducted with 238 nursing students. The data were collected online using the Introductory Information Form, Ar & imath;cak Professional Self-Esteem Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Bio-Psycho-Social Response Scale and Coping Behaviors Inventory. Results: Perceived stress alone explained 7.5 % of professional self-esteem, and there was a highly negative correlation between them (r = -0.273, p < 0.01). Perceived stress and bio-psycho-social response together affected professional self-esteem by 17 %. Perceived stress, bio-psycho-social response and stress coping behavior together affected professional self-esteem by 19.3 %. Conclusions: Although it is considered a positive conclusion that nursing students have high levels of professional self-esteem, it should be noted that nursing education contains many stress factors. (c) 2024 Organization for Associate Degree Nursing. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.