Relationship between time management skills and anxiety and academic motivation of nursing students in Tehran

Autor: Meimanat Hosseini, Manijeh Naderi, Arezoo Mohamadkhani Ghiasvand, Mansoureh Zagheri Tafreshi, Farzane Ahmadi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Electronic Physician, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 3678-3684 (2017)
Electronic Physician
ISSN: 2008-5842
Popis: Introduction: Time management skills are essential for nursing students’ success, and development of clinical competence. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between time management skills and anxiety and academic motivation of nursing students in Tehran medical sciences universities in 2015. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 441 nursing students in three medical universities in Tehran. Random stratified sampling was done to select the samples. Data were collected using demographic Questionnaire, Time Management Questionnaire (TMQ), Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Academic Motivation Scale (AMS), which was completed t by self-report. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18 software with descriptive and analytical statistics such as ANOVA, independent t-test, Regression and Pearson Correlation Coefficient. Results: Most participants had a moderate level of time Management skills (49%), State Anxiety (58%), Trait Anxiety (60%) and Academic Motivation (58%). The results also showed a statistically significant negative correlation between the students’ TMQ scores and the state anxiety (r= -0.282, p< 0.001) and trait anxiety scores (r= -0.325, p
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