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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2017.15.9.385

A Study on Happiness of Nursing Students  

Kim, Eun-Young (Dept. of Nursing, Gwangju University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.15, no.9, 2017 , pp. 385-395 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing happiness of nursing students. Data were collected from 219 nursing students in G city and analyzed by the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program. The degree of happiness of nursing students was $27.77{\pm}.2.99$. Happiness had negative correlations with stress in (r=-.889, p<.001), and positive correlations with Gratitude disposition (r=.335, p<.001), Social support (r=.334, p<.001). Factors that had an influence on happiness included stress(${\beta}=-.844$, p<.001), gratitude disposition(${\beta}=.126$, p<.001), grade point average(${\beta}=-.083$, p=.003), social support,(${\beta}=.090$, p=.005). These factors explained 84.0% of the variance in nursing students happiness. These results suggest that development of program to improve happiness of nursing students.
Keywords
Nursing students; Gratitude disposition; Social support; Stress; Happiness;
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