THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING AND COPING WITH STRESS IN NURSING STUDENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Authors : Özlem Tekir

Pages : 172-184

Doi:10.52538/iduhes.1801536

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Publication Date : 2025-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between nursing students’ spiritual well-being and coping with stress. A descriptive, cross-sectional methodology was employed in this research, which was conducted between October and November 2021 in the health sciences faculty of a university in Türkiye. The study sample included students who agreed to join the research (n=158). Study data were collected using an online questionnaire which included a “Descriptive Data Form,” “the Coping with Stress Scale,” and “the Spiritual Well-Being Scale.” Participants’ average scores were 108.747±16.922 on the total spiritual well-being scale and 59.411±16.229 on the total coping with stress scale. A positive and strong association was found between the mean coping with stress score and the mean scores on the avoidance and problem-focused coping subscales, and a moderate, positive association with the mean social support subscale score. The mean score on the spiritual well-being scale had a strong, positive association with the mean transcendence subscale score and a moderate, positive association with the mean harmony with nature and mean anomie scores. Nursing students’ mean scores on the spiritual well-being and coping with stress were high.
Keywords : Spiritüel iyi oluş, Stresle başa çıkma, Hemşirelik öğrencileri, Kesitsel çalışma

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