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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2020.21.7.136

The Effects of Nursing College Students' Satisfaction with their Major on their Engagement in the Major  

Shin, Seung-Ho (Department of Public Health and Medicine, Dong-eui University)
Lee, Jeong-Won (Department of Healthcare Management, Dong-eui University)
Kim, Chang-Tae (Department of Healthcare Management, Dong-eui University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.21, no.7, 2020 , pp. 136-145 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study analyzes how the satisfaction of nursing students with their chosen major affected the outcome of their future engagement in the major. The survey included 127 nursing students at two nursing colleges, each located in Busan and Gyeongsangbuk-do, and results were analyzed using SPSS 22.0. Our results indicate that scores achieved for level of satisfaction in the major and engagement in the major were both higher than the mid value on a 5 point Likert Scale, being 3.91 and 3.61, respectively. Moreover, satisfaction with school life resulted in good health of the student. The student was self-motivated when applying to enter the school when level of satisfaction and engagement in the major was high. Engagement in the major was also predicted to be affected by other factors (accounting for 26%), in the following order: being satisfied with school life, self-motivated when applying to the school, and having a high average grade. Based on the results of analysis obtained by adding sub-variables pertaining to major satisfaction, 65.4% factors predicted to have an effect were general satisfaction as well curricular and relational satisfaction.
Keywords
Nursing college students; Satisfaction; Engagement; Nursing; Nursing jobs;
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