J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2018 Jun;24(3):182-192. 10.11111/jkana.2018.24.3.182.

Factors Influencing Self-leadership of Nursing Students according to Locus of Control

• Choi JY
• Im SB

• KMID: 2415813
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2018.24.3.182

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose was to identify factors which affect nursing students' self-leadership according to their locus of control.
METHODS
This study was a descriptive research. Participants were 600 D city junior and senior nursing students who had completed clinical training.
RESULTS
Results showed the following characteristics of students who had high self-leadership: For students with external locus of control the following correlations with self-leadership were found:, general creativity (r=.46), social support (r=.48), academic self-efficacy (r=.29), and communication competence (r=.49). For students with internal locus of control, self-leadership was correlated with general creativity (r=.46), social support (r=.41), academic self-efficacy(r=.36), and communication competence (r=.48). For the nursing students with external locus of control, age (β=−.24, p=.010), satisfaction with campus life (β=.16, p=.027), general creativity (β=−.20, p=.017), and social support (β=−.20, p=.028) had significant effects on their self-leadership: explanatory power of 44% (F=6.53, p < .001). For students with internal locus of control, self-leadership was effected by general creativity (β=.20, p=.011) and social support (β=.19, p=.012): explanatory power was 42%(F=5.96, p < .001).
CONCLUSION
Applying these findings to the curriculum of nursing students would improve their self-leadership and increase the efficiency of organizational culture and contribute to goal achievement in nursing organizations.

Keyword

Self-leadership; Locus of control; Creativity; Social support; Communication

MeSH Terms

Creativity
Curriculum
Humans
Internal-External Control*
Mental Competency
Nursing*
Organizational Culture
Students, Nursing*