RESEARCH ARTICLE
Academic Stress and Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Academic Satisfaction among Nursing Students
Jumana Shehadeh1, *, Ayman M. Hamdan-Mansour2, Suhaila N. Halasa3, Manar H. Bani Hani4, Manar M. Nabolsi5, Imad Thultheen6, Omayyah S. Nassar7
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2020Volume: 14
First Page: 92
Last Page: 99
Publisher ID: TONURSJ-14-92
DOI: 10.2174/1874434602014010092
Article History:
Received Date: 05/01/2020Revision Received Date: 02/05/2020
Acceptance Date: 05/05/2020
Electronic publication date: 18/06/2020
Collection year: 2020
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background:
number of factors contribute to psychological disturbances among university students. Most important, such psychological factors may influence their academic satisfaction that associates with their performance.
Purpose:
To examine prediction power of academic stress and academic self-efficacy on academic satisfaction among nursing students.
Methods:
A convenience sample of 117 nursing students recruited from two nursing programs in Jordan; one private and one governmental. Self-report format was used to collect data from students regarding academic stress, academic self-efficacy, and academic satisfaction.
Results:
Nursing students had moderate level of academic self-efficacy, high level of academic stress, and low to moderate level of satisfaction about curriculum and faculty performance. Positive relationship found between students Grade Point Average and academic stress and self-efficacy, while there was negative relationship with academic satisfaction (p < .05). None of the demographic variables had was a significant predictor of academic satisfaction (p > .05). regression showed that self-efficacy, interaction, explained 36% of academic satisfaction about faculties.
Conclusion:
Academic self-efficacy anxiety among nursing students found to contribute to their academic satisfaction. Therefore, academics and psychological counselors at academic institutions need to give more attention to the psychosocial interaction and enhance mentoring and counseling skills to their students.
