Abstract
Background and Objectives: Nursing is a job that requires mental health at desired levels. The results of the studies indicate that the mental health of nursing students, besides influencing studying and daily life, also has a profound effect on the quality of professional practice in the future, and the staying in the profession. Therefore, identifying factors that can affect mental health is of special importance.
Nursing students’ anxiety in different clinical settings had been addressed in many literatures; as anxiety can affect the students’ learning and performance. In nursing education, stress and anxiety among nursing students is not viewed as a new phenomenon.
Self-esteem is one of the most important factors in mental health that plays an important role in promotion of mental health. Despite the undeniable impact of self-esteem on the mental health and lives of dignity, conducted surveys show that the self-esteem of students is not in a satisfactory condition. The results of a study on University of Leicester students conducted in 2004 showed that 23% of students suffer from anxiety disorders and 50% of students suffer from depression or mood disorders, while 49% showed low self-esteem and related problems. Our objective was to assess the level of Anxiety and Self-Esteem among 1st year nursing students.
Hence, there is a need to assess the level of Anxiety and Self-Esteem among 1st year nursing students studying in D. Y. Patil College of Nursing, Kolhapur. The objectives of the study are, to assess the level of anxiety and level of self-esteem among nursing 1st year nursing students, to find a significant correlation between level of anxiety & level of self-esteem among nursing 1st year nursing students, to find out an association between level of anxiety and level of self-esteem with selected demographic variables among nursing 1st year nursing students.
Methods: A non-experimental descriptive research design was used for this study. Quantitative survey approach was used for this study. The samples were selected for the study includes 100 1st year nursing students studying in D. Y. Patil College of Nursing by using non-probability simple random sampling technique. The reliability of the tool was established and the data was collected by using demographic data and modified Zung anxiety scale and modified self-esteem scale.
Results: The level of anxiety among nursing 1st year nursing students was revealed that majority (57%) had average anxiety, 33% had high anxiety, 9% had low anxiety and no one had elevated anxiety in 1st year nursing students. The level of self-esteem among nursing 1st year nursing students was revealed that majority (79%) had an optimum, 19% had average 2%had high self – esteem and no one had poor level of self-esteem.
The findings reveal that there is a negative correlation between level of anxiety & level of self-esteem among 1st year nursing students.The results of Chi-square values indicate a significant association between the anxiety scores of 1st year nursing students with selected demographic variables among 1st year nursing students like gender (7.009 at 0.05 levels)&family income (23.118 at 0.05 levels)and the Chi-square values indicate a significant association between the Self-Esteem scores of First year nursing students withselected demographic variables among 1st year nursing students like age (13.362 at 0.05 levels) family income (15.712 at 0.05 levels) mother’s occupation (34.094 at 0.05 levels) course (24.850 at 0.05 levels).
Interpretation and Conclusion: Overall findings showed that, the level of anxiety among nursing 1st year nursing students was revealed that majority had average anxiety and the level of self-esteem among nursing 1st year nursing students was revealed that majority and there is a negative correlation between level of anxiety & level of self-esteem among 1st year nursing students.
There was a significant association between the anxiety scores of 1st year nursing students with selected demographic variables among 1st year nursing students (gender & family income) and there was a significant association between the Self-Esteem scores of First year nursing students withselected demographic variables among 1st year nursing students. (age, family income, mother’s occupation and course)
So, there is a need to educate the nursing students regarding improving self-esteem and developing coping skills to overcome anxiety.
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