FACTORS RELATED TO RESILIENCE IN NURSING STUDENTS

Abstract

Objective: To investigate factors associating relationships between mindfulness, adversity quotient, perceived self-efficacy and resilience among nursing students.

                Methods: A descriptive correlational research was used. The population were 407 nursing students studying year 1 - 4. Research instruments included the general information form, resilience inventory, Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale, adversity quotient questionnaire, and the Perceived Self-efficacy’s scale. Descriptive statistics, Spearman’s rank-order correlation were used for data analysis.

                Results: Resilience mean score of nursing students was 118.38 (SD = 10.67). Mindfulness mean score was 40.04 (SD = 5.69). Adversity quotient mean score was 146.28 (SD = 17.28), and Perceived Self-efficacy mean score was 35.56 (SD = 7.35). Results from correlation analysis showed that mindfulness, adversity response profile, perceived self-efficacy had positive correlation to resilience at significant level of .001 (r = .438, .350, and .434, respectively).

                Conclusion: The findings of this study can used as basic information to develop program to promote resilience among the nursing students.