Abstract
Improving nursing students’ subjective happiness is germane for efficiency in the nursing profession. This study examined the subjective happiness of nursing students by applying social network analysis (SNA) and developing a strategy to improve the subjective happiness of nursing. The study adopted a cross sectional survey to measure subjective happiness and social network of 222 nursing students. The results revealed that the centralization index, which is a measure of intragroup interactions from the perspective of an entire network, was higher in the senior year compared with the junior year. Additionally, the indegree, outdegree, and centrality of the social network of students with a high level of subjective happiness were all found to be high. This result suggests that subjective happiness is not just an individual’s psychological perception, but can also be expressed more deeply depending on the subject’s social relationships. Based on the study’s results, to strengthen self-efficacy and resilience, it is necessary to utilize strategies that activate group dynamics, such as team activities, to improve subjective happiness. The findings can serve as basic data for future research focused on improving nursing students’ subjective happiness by consolidating team-learning social networks through a standardized program approach within a curriculum or extracurricular programs.
Highlights
University is an important developmental period in an individual’s life, characterized by the onset of various stress-induced mental problems [1]
We found that subjective happiness is an important psychological resource, positively activating nursing students’ social network and contributing to achieving learning goals and enhancing major satisfaction by mediating the positive experience of team-based cooperative learning
In finding ways to enhance the subjective happiness of nursing students, this study identified the relationship of subjective happiness with social network elements, such as indegree, outdegree, and between centrality
Summary
University is an important developmental period in an individual’s life, characterized by the onset of various stress-induced mental problems [1] It is a period of academic and developmental difficulties, as demonstrated by the mental health issues among college students worldwide; for example, American college students have a 7% prevalence of anxiety disorders, which is higher than the population average by 4.3–5.9% [2]. Subjective wellbeing, or perceived mental health status, is defined as an evaluative response to personal life. It consists of cognitive factors, such as life satisfaction, and emotional factors, such as happiness [3]. Going a step further enhances psychological well-being, elevating the inner state to the optimal level
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