Study on subjective well-being and related factors of undergraduate nursing students

Abstract

Objective To explore the subjective well-being and the factors influencing of undergraduate nursing students, so as to provide reference and basis for intervening their mental health. Methods By means of the General subjective Well-Being Scale (SCSQ) and the self-designed questionnaire, 193 undergraduate nursing majors were surveyed. And then an analysis was made of the level of the subjective well-being and the factors influencing of the nursing students. Results The score of subjective well-being for men was (80.09 ±9.80), higher than the norm (P<0. 05), The score of subjective well-being for women was (80.55 ± 10. 20),higher than the norm (P<0. 01); The grade the students and learning attitude were counted in the score with the differences being statistically significant (P<0. 05); First-year nursing students subjective well-being scores were higher (P<0. 05), Delightful nursing students score of subjective well-being were higher than numb also have learned, boring don't want to learn, and painstakingly with one' s study of nursing students (P<0. 05);And the subjective well-being was positively correlated with positive coping style and good attitude (P<0. 01).The subjective well-being was negatively correlated with negative coping style (P<0. 01). It was revealed by the regressive analysis that coping style and learning attitude were major factors influencing the subjective wellbeing. Conclusions The subjective well-being of undergraduate nursing students is at the high level on the whole, and comparatively speaking, those freshman and delightful nursing students was higher. And coping style and learning attitude for nursing students exert influences on the subjective Well-Being. Key words: Undergraduate nursing students; Subjective well-being; Coping style; Learning attitude