Predictors of psychological distress amongst nursing students: A multicenter cross-sectional study

Autor: Paola Cannata, Davide Ausili, S Ardenghi, Maria Grazia Strepparava, G Rampoldi, Valerio Salvarani, Stefania Di Mauro, Marco Bani
Přispěvatelé: Salvarani, V, Ardenghi, S, Rampoldi, G, Bani, M, Cannata, P, Ausili, D, Di Mauro, S, Strepparava, M
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Adult
Male
Mindfulness
Adolescent
Universities
Cross-sectional study
media_common.quotation_subject
education
Psychological intervention
MED/45 - SCIENZE INFERMIERISTICHE GENERALI
CLINICHE E PEDIATRICHE
Personal distress
Empathy
Psychological Distress
Education
Nursing students’ stress
Dispositional mindfulness
Emotion regulation
Empathy
Clinical psychology
Health psychology
Medical education
Nursing education
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Nursing
Surveys and Questionnaires
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
General Nursing
media_common
030504 nursing
Age Factors
Psychological distress
Education
Nursing
Baccalaureate
Survey research
General Medicine
Emotional Regulation
Cross-Sectional Studies
Italy
Public university
Female
Students
Nursing
M-PSI/08 - PSICOLOGIA CLINICA
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Popis: Undergraduate nursing students show high-stress levels. In students, stress has been linked to adverse physical and psychological health outcomes and academic and clinical demands. To date, there are few studies dealing with psychological predictors of stress amongst nursing students. This study aimed to assess psychological distress in a sample of Italian nursing students and to explore its relationship with sociodemographic and psychological factors, specifically dispositional mindfulness, emotional regulation difficulties, and empathy. A multicenter cross-sectional survey design was employed. Participants were recruited from five teaching hospitals associated with a public university in northern Italy. A sample of 622 undergraduate nursing students was recruited. Participants were recruited on campus and completed a paper-and-pencil survey. More than 70% of nursing students reported meaningful levels of psychological distress. Students with higher dispositional mindfulness scores had lower psychological distress, whereas emotional regulation difficulties and empathic personal distress were positively associated with perceived stress. No gender differences were found in stress levels, but senior students showed lower psychological distress than more junior students. Interventions aimed at increasing mindfulness facets and improving emotional regulation strategies may help to reduce perceived psychological stress in nursing students.
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