Previously submitted to: JMIR Formative Research (no longer under consideration since Dec 17, 2019)
Date Submitted: Jul 11, 2019
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Relationship Between Stress, Self-Esteem, and Depression among Undergraduate Nursing Students
ABSTRACT
Background:
Nursing students are the future of health care professionals and, as such, have a significant role in providing physical and psychosocial support to their clients. Therefore, their levels of psychological distress manifesting as stress, low self-esteem, and depression needs to be identified and minimized. The purpose of the study was to assess the relationships between stress, self-esteem, and depression among nursing students.
Objective:
Assess relationship between stress,self-esteem and depression among undergraduate nursing students.
Methods:
Descriptive cross sectional research design was utilized for the current study. The study was carried out in Nursing School at Tanta University in Egypt. The study participants include 260 undergraduate nursing students at different levels who are enrolled in Fall Semester 2017-2018. Three tools were used to collect he data: Perceived Stress Scale, Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale, and Beck’s Depression Inventory.
Results:
Revealed that there is a statistically significant relation between stress, self-esteem, and depression among the nursing students.
Conclusions:
The study concluded that the majority of undergraduate nursing students had high level of stress, average self-esteem, and moderate levels of depression. Intervention programs to lower academic stress, increase self-esteem, and reduce depression should be carried out to ensure the efficiency of the students’ learning.
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