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http://dx.doi.org/10.15268/ksim.2019.7.1.135

A Study on Self Leadership, Maturity of Career Attitude and Major Satisfaction in Nursing Students  

Oh, Eunjin (Dept. of Nursing, University of Gyeongnam Geochang)
Kong, Jeonghyeon (Dept. of Nursing, Jinju Health College)
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine / v.7, no.1, 2019 , pp. 135-144 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : This study examines the relationship among nursing students' self-leadership, the maturity of their career attitudes, and satisfaction with their studies to investigate these elements' impact on nursing students' satisfaction with their major course of study. Methods : A total of 236 students enrolled in the College of Nursing were identified as potential research subjects. The study was conducted between October 1 and November 2, 2017. A structured questionnaire was used to investigate the students' self-leadership, the maturity of their career attitudes, and satisfaction with their major course of study. SPSS for Windows 20.0 was used for statistical analyses. Results : The study's results found an average score for self-leadership among nursing students was 3.61 out of 5, their average score for career attitude maturity was 3.14 out of 5, and the their average score for career attitude maturity was 3.14 out of 5, and the average satisfaction level was 3.79 out of 5. These results indicate that the students' levels of satisfaction with the major are higher when their levels of self-motivation are stronger. In addition, the motivation for application, self-motivation, and satisfaction with academic subjects had an influence on their satisfaction with the major, where the explanatory power was 32.7 %. Conclusion : Based on these results, the development of self-motivation and a curriculum that can improve students' satisfaction with their academic subjects is necessary to enhance nursing students' satisfaction with their major course of study.
Keywords
major satisfaction; maturity career attitude; nursing students; self-leadership;
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