Factors Relating to Resilience of Nursing Students

Abstract

Objectives : To study the resilience of nursing students and to study the relationship between the the negative events, adversity quotient, mental health, relationships with friends, family’s environment and resilience of nursing students of Baromarajonani Nursing College, Trang.

Methods : This study was descriptive correlation research. The subjects were 350 bachelor of nursing science program, students studying in the 2559 B.E (2016) academic year. This study was conducted during October, 2016. Research  instruments included 1) questionnaires  on personal data 2) the resilience questionnaire  3) the negative event questionnaire 4) the adversity quotient questionnaire 5) Thai Mental Health Questionnaire: TMHQ 6) the relationship with friends questionnaire 7) the family’s environment questionnaire. The questionnaires were tested for content validity and reliability with the Cronbach’Aalpha  Coefficient of 0.90, 0.94, 0.89, 0.82, 0.86 and 0.90, respectively. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.

Results : The negative events had negative correlation with resilience with statistically significant level .05 (r_s= -.346). The adversity quotient had positive correlation with resilience with statistically significant level .05 (r_s= .347). The problem of mental health had negative correlation with resilience with statistically significant level .05 (r_s= -.184). The relationship with friends had positive correlation with statistically significant level .05 (r_s= .241). The family’s environment had positive correlation with resilience with statistically significant level .05 (r_s= .345).

Conclusion : This study provides important information on the relations among resilience and related factors in nursing students. It is critical to create program intervention for enhancing the resilience of nursing students based on the given information, whether it may be all factors or specific factors

Keywords :  Resilience, Related factors, Nursing student