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The Influence of Job-seeking Stress, Career Decision-making Self-efficacy, Self-esteem and Academic Achievement on Nursing Students' Happiness

Soonhee Kim, Sunhee Lee
Korean J Adult Nurs 2015;27(1):63-72. Published online: February 28, 2015
1College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
2Department of Nursing Science, Yeungjin College, Daegu, Korea. heeya7613@hanmail.net
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Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to determine whether job-seeking stress, career decision-making self-efficacy, self-esteem, and academic achievement had an influence on nursing students' happiness.
METHODS
The participants were 147 nursing students in D city. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed with SPSS/WIN 19.0 using ANOVA, t-test, Pearson correlation, and stepwise multiple regression.
RESULTS
Factors that had an influence on happiness included major satisfaction(highly unsatisfied beta=-.251, p=.001), average monthly family income(between four and six million won beta=.222, p=.002), career decision-making self-efficacy(beta=.198, p=.010), major satisfaction(satisfied beta=.196, p=.006), and subjective health(unhealthy beta =-.167, p=.020). These factors explained 33.5% of the variance in student happiness.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study reveal that career decision-making self-efficacy, self-esteem, major satisfaction, and job-seeking stress were important intrinsic factors in the happiness of nursing students. Thus, it is necessary to help these students attain more self-efficacy, self-esteem, and major satisfaction rather than focusing on academic achievement in order to increase their happiness.


Korean J Adult Nurs. 2015 Feb;27(1):63-72. Korean.
Published online Feb 28, 2015.
https://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2015.27.1.63
© 2015 Korean Society of Adult Nursing
Original Article

The Influence of Job-seeking Stress, Career Decision-making Self-efficacy, Self-esteem and Academic Achievement on Nursing Students' Happiness

Soonhee Kim,1 and Sunhee Lee2
    • 1College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
    • 2Department of Nursing Science, Yeungjin College, Daegu, Korea.
  • Corresponding author: Lee Sunhee. Department of Nursing Science, Yeungjin College, 35 Bokhyeon-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 702-721, Korea. Tel: +82-53-940-5439, Fax: +82-53-940-5438, Email: heeya7613@hanmail.net
Received November 11, 2014; Revised February 12, 2015; Accepted February 13, 2015.

Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study was to determine whether job-seeking stress, career decision-making self-efficacy, self-esteem, and academic achievement had an influence on nursing students' happiness.

Methods

The participants were 147 nursing students in D city. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed with SPSS/WIN 19.0 using ANOVA, t-test, Pearson correlation, and stepwise multiple regression.

Results

Factors that had an influence on happiness included major satisfaction(highly unsatisfied β=-.251, p=.001), average monthly family income(between four and six million won β=.222, p=.002), career decision-making self-efficacy(β=.198, p=.010), major satisfaction(satisfied β=.196, p=.006), and subjective health(unhealthy β =-.167, p=.020). These factors explained 33.5% of the variance in student happiness.

Conclusion

The results of this study reveal that career decision-making self-efficacy, self-esteem, major satisfaction, and job-seeking stress were important intrinsic factors in the happiness of nursing students. Thus, it is necessary to help these students attain more self-efficacy, self-esteem, and major satisfaction rather than focusing on academic achievement in order to increase their happiness.

Keywords
Happiness; Stress; Self-esteem; Self-efficacy

Tables

Table 1
General Characteristics of the Participants (N=147)

Table 2
Differences of Outcome Variables according to General Characteristics (N=147)

Table 3
Correlations among Study Variables (N=147)

Table 4
Factors Influencing Happiness (N=147)

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