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http://dx.doi.org/10.14370/jewnr.2020.26.1.100

Association between a Motivation to Volunteer, Personality, and Interpersonal Relationships in Nursing College Students  

Ji, Eun-sun (Department of Nursing, Konkuk University Glocal Campus)
Son, Mi-seon (Department of Nursing, Konkuk University Glocal Campus)
Shim, Ka-ka (Department of Nursing Science, Sang Myung University at 2Campus(Cheonan))
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Journal of East-West Nursing Research / v.26, no.1, 2020 , pp. 100-107 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between a motivation to volunteer, personality, and interpersonal relationships in nursing students. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted using self-reported questionnaires to collect data from 185 nursing students in C city from February 1 to 28, 2018. Data were analyzed using independent t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficient with SPSS version 21.0. Results: The mean score were 3.18±0.54 of motivation to volunteer, 4.62±0.50 of personality, and 3.74±0.44 of interpersonal relationships. Motivation to volunteer was positively correlated with personality and interpersonal relationships. A significant positive correlation was also found between personality and interpersonal relationships. Conclusion: Based on study results, nursing students need an opportunity to understand the nature of human and respect others through participation in various volunteer activities, and to improve personality and interpersonal relationship. Nurse educators should focus on the positive benefits of volunteering for nursing students and the strategies for encougring volunteering should be incorporated into the curriculum.
Keywords
Nursing students; Volunteers; Personality; Interpersonal relationship;
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