Relationship between Emotional Labor Behaviors and Professionalism Levels in Nursing Students: A Case Study From The Faculty of Health Sciences and A Vocational School of Health

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between nursing students' emotional labor behaviors and their professionalism levels. Material and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 557 students. The data were analyzed by using the SPSS 21.0 statistical software package, percentage, mean, t test, Anova, Pearson correlation. Results: The findings showed that the nursing students showed in-depth behavior at most and sincere behavior at least, and they had moderate ability to implement professional behavior. There was no significant relationship between emotional labor behavior and professional behavior levels (p>0.05). Conclusion: The findings suggest that the emotional labor behavior of the nursing students did not affect their level of implementing professional behavior. Supporting students when problems arise encourages in-depth and sincere behavior and increases their level of professional behavior.