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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2020.18.5.357

Convergent Influence of Self-esteem and Empathy Ability on Attitude toward Mental Illness of Nursing College Students in a City  

Ha, Tae-Hi (Department of Nursing, Daegu University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.18, no.5, 2020 , pp. 357-365 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was examined the influence of self-esteem and empathy ability on attitude toward mental illness of nursing college students. The subjects were 256 nursing students who recruited from one college. Data collected from August 29 to September 9, 2019. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 25.0 program. The major findings were as follow; 1) There were significant differences in attitude toward mental illness according to grade, satisfaction for major and mental health volunteer experiences. 2) The attitude toward mental illness was positively correlated with self-esteem, cognitive empathy ability and emotional empathy ability. 3) Factors significantly influencing attitude toward mental illness were grade and cognitive empathy ability and these factors accounted for 23% of attitude toward mental illness. Through this study, cognitive empathy ability was confirmed as a factor affecting the attitude toward mental illness of nursing college students.
Keywords
Nursing college student; Self-esteem; Empathy ability; Attitude toward mental illness; Convergent influence;
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