Self-confidence, gender and academic achievement of undergraduate nursing students

Kukulu K., KÖRÜKCÜ Ö., özdemir y., Bezci A., çalık c.

JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, cilt.20, sa.4, ss.330-335, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2012.01924.x
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.330-335
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: nursing student, self-confidence, Self-Confidence Scale, Turkey, ASSERTIVENESS, EDUCATION
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to determine the self-confidence levels of nursing students and the factors related to such self-confidence. Data were obtained via a questionnaire for socio-demographic characteristics and a Self-Confidence Scale' prepared by the researchers. High self-confidence levels were noted in 78.6% of female students and 92.3% of male students. While 84.5% of second-year students had high self-confidence levels, this rate was 76% in fourth-year students. Female nursing students were significantly less self-confident than male students. Self-confidence should be nurtured in a caring nursing curriculum; however, there is a lack of clarity as to what confidence means, how it is perceived by students and what educators can do to instil self-confidence in nursing students.