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http://dx.doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2015.21.2.182

Factors Influencing the Adaptation to the College Life of Nursing Students  

Choi, Soon Ook (Department of Nursing, Bucheon University)
Park, Jin Kyoung (College of Nursing, Incheon Catholic University)
Kim, Sang Hee (Department of Nursing, Baekseok Culture University)
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The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education / v.21, no.2, 2015 , pp. 182-189 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of undergraduate nursing student adaptation to college life and investigate the factors that influenced that adaptation. Methods: First-year (undergraduate) students attending three nursing colleges were surveyed from November 24 through December 5, 2014; and data from 206 respondents were analyzed. For data analysis, multiple regression analysis was performed using the SPSS WIN 18.0 program. Results: The findings showed that age (p=.002), emotional intelligence (p<.001), and self-efficacy (p<.001) were significant variables that influenced first-year undergraduate nursing student adaptation to college life. Undergraduate nursing student adaptation was explained by self-efficacy (${\beta}=.327$, p<.001), emotional intelligence (${\beta}=.222$, p=.001), satisfaction with education in their academic major (${\beta}=-.217$, p<.001), and academic achievement (${\beta}=.136$, p=.018); and, the explanatory power of these variables was 41.2%. Conclusion: To facilitate undergraduate nursing student adaptation to college life prior to clinical practice, developing and apply programs to improve self-efficacy, emotional intelligence, satisfaction with education in their major, and academic achievement is deemed necessary.
Keywords
Nursing students; Adaptation; Emotional intelligence; Self-efficacy;
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