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Convergent Influence of Self-esteem and Empathy Ability on Attitude toward Mental Illness of Nursing College Students in a City

일개 도시 간호대학생의 자아존중감, 공감능력이 정신질환에 대한 태도에 미치는 융복합적 영향

  • Received : 2020.03.31
  • Accepted : 2020.05.20
  • Published : 2020.05.28
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Abstract

This study was examined the influence of self-esteem and empathy ability on attitude toward mental illness of nursing college students. The subjects were 256 nursing students who recruited from one college. Data collected from August 29 to September 9, 2019. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 25.0 program. The major findings were as follow; 1) There were significant differences in attitude toward mental illness according to grade, satisfaction for major and mental health volunteer experiences. 2) The attitude toward mental illness was positively correlated with self-esteem, cognitive empathy ability and emotional empathy ability. 3) Factors significantly influencing attitude toward mental illness were grade and cognitive empathy ability and these factors accounted for 23% of attitude toward mental illness. Through this study, cognitive empathy ability was confirmed as a factor affecting the attitude toward mental illness of nursing college students.

본 연구는 간호대학생의 자아존중감과 공감능력이 정신질환에 대한 태도에 미치는 영향을 파악하는 것을 목적으로 시도되었다. 연구대상은 일개 대학의 간호대학생 256명이었으며, 자료수집 기간은 2019년 8월 29일부터 9월 9일까지 시행되었다. 자료 분석은 IBM SPSS 25.0 프로그램을 사용하였다. 본 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 1) 대상자의 일반적 특성에 따른 정신질환에 대한 태도는 학년, 전공만족도, 정신건강시설 봉사 경험 여부에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었다. 2) 대상자의 정신질환에 대한 태도는 자아존중감, 인지공감능력, 정서공감능력과 각각 양의 상관관계가 있었다. 3) 대상자의 정신질환에 대한 태도에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 학년과 인지공감능력으로 이들 요인들은 정신질환에 대한 태도를 23% 설명하였다. 본 연구를 통하여 간호대학생의 정신질환에 대한 태도에 영향을 주는 요인으로서 인지적 공감능력을 확인할 수 있었다.

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