The Relationships among Academic Stress, Major Satisfaction, and Academic Achievement according to Type of Achievement Goal Orientation in Nursing Students

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to determine the types of achievement goal orientation exhibited by nursing students and to analyze the relationships among achievement goal orientation, academic stress, major satisfaction, and academic achievement in such students. Data were collected from 231 sophomore and junior nursing students, and analyzed through descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation analyses, with SPSS WIN 18.0. Academic stress was higher in students with performance avoidance orientation than those with performance approach or mastery approach orientations. General satisfaction with major was higher in students with mastery approach orientation than those with performance avoidance orientation. The findings show the necessity of identifying the type of academic achievement goal orientation in nursing students.