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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2018.16.3.353

The Effect of Character Strength and Self-Efficacy on Subjective Happiness of Adult Learners of Distance Nursing Education  

Kim, Jeong-Hee (College of Nursing, Jeju National University)
Park, Young Suk (Department of Nursing, Korea National Open University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.16, no.3, 2018 , pp. 353-362 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of character strength and self-efficacy on subjective happiness of adult learners of distance nursing education. The subjects were 261 adult learners of Bachelor Science in nursing course for Registered Nurse of a national open university. The mean score of subjective happiness of subjects was a little lower. 'Transcendence and Humanity' among Character Strength was the highest and 'Justice' was the lowest. Multiple regressions showed that positive integrity, hardiness, and perceived health status explained 38.0% of subjective happiness and positive integrity was the main influencing factor. The learning supporting strategies focusing on reinforcing these factors are needed to improve the subjective happiness of nurses who are continuing their learning through distance education.
Keywords
Nurse; Distance Education; Character Strength; Self-Efficacy; Subjective Happiness;
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