J Korean Oncol Nurs.
2010 Feb;10(1):1-9.
Spiritual Well-Being, Self Esteem, and Attitude to Death among Nursing Students
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- 1Department of Nursing, Kimcheon Science College, Kimcheon, Korea.
- 2Department of Nursing, Daegu Health College, Daegu, Korea. gdkim@dhc.ac.kr
- 3Division of Nursing, Masan College, Masan, Korea.
- 4College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between variables of spiritual well-being, self esteem and attitude to death among nursing students. METHOD: The subjects of this study were 259 college students. The data was collected through interviews using a structured questionnaire from September 25 to October 2, 2008. The data were analysed in frequency, percentage, means, and the pearson correlation coefficients utilizing the SPSS computer program.
RESULTS
The mean scores of the spiritual well-being, self esteem, and attitude to death were 52.62 (SD=9.24), 29.61 (SD=4.75), and 52.42 (SD=8.88) respectively. There were significant positive correlations between the spiritual well-being and self esteem (r=.543, p=.000).
CONCLUSION
The study results show that spiritual well-being and self esteem were a bit positively correlated.
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