Stress, Depression, Coping Styles and Satisfaction of Clinical Practice in Nursing Students

Park, Hyun-Joo; Jang, In-Sun

The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education 2010;16(1):14-23.
Published online June 30, 2010.

Park, Hyun-Joo;Jang, In-Sun;

¹Department of Nursing, Dong-Eui Institute of Technology College
²Department of Nursing, Korean Bible University

일 간호대학생의 스트레스, 우울, 대처방법과 임상실습 만족도

박현주, 장인순

¹동의과학대학
²한국성서대학교

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among stress, depression, coping styles and satisfaction of clinical practice in nursing students. Method: Two hundred fifty-eight nursing college students in 1 city were selected by convenient sample. A questionnaire measured the level of stress, depression, coping styles and satisfaction of clinical practice. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficient. Result: The mean score of stress was 2.82 (${pm}.39$), depression was 19.23 (${pm}7.70$), coping styles was 2.42 (${pm}.42$), and satisfaction of clinical practice was 2.81 (${pm}.41$). There were significant differences on four variables according to the satisfaction of a nursing major. Stress had a significant positive correlation with depression, and a negative correlation with problem focused coping and satisfaction of clinical practice. Depression had a significant negative correlation with satisfaction of clinical practice. Emotional focused coping had a significant positive correlation with depression, and problem focused coping had a significant negative correlation with depression. Conclusion: From the studies reviewed, one can expect a positive effect on decreasing stress and depression among nursing students when the nursing educators use counseling and instruction for clinical practice.

Key Words: Nursing students, Stress, Depression, Coping behavior, Satisfaction of clinical practice