Effect of Nursing Students' Political Efficacy, Political Interest, and Political Trust on Political Participation: A Comparison of Non-nursing Students

Political Participation Based on the Learning Efficacy of Dental Hygiene Policy in Dental Hygiene Students

“…Studies that used the same instrument to measure political participation reported a score of 3.24 among nursing students, 2.76 among social welfare students, and 1.98 among college students in some regions 18,19) . Studies that used a different instrument to measure political participation (out of 5) reported a score of 2.86 among nursing students and 2.36 among general college student population, 15) showing that dental hygiene students have lower political participation compared to nursing and social welfare students but higher than general college students. College students' political participation varies according to the time of survey, school year, major, and completion of major and elective courses, but the results generally indicate that college students majoring in healthcare or social welfare than general college students.…”

“…It is speculated that students could have been directly and indirectly influenced by their professors, fellow students, and curriculum depending on their major, and particularly, health majors would have higher levels of interest and participation in policy due to reasons such as their major courses involving analysis of healthcare environment in Korea and abroad, healthcare policies, political participation, policy decision-making process, and professional consciousness. Particularly, nursing students have demonstrated an increased inclination towards political participation, primarily driven by various contentious issues such as the recent enactment of the Nursing Act, increased opportunity to attend various nursing policy workshops and seminars organized by the Korean Nurses Association, and active participation in outside activities, such as national supporters for nursing students and press corps 13,15) . However, our study reveals that dental hygiene students or new graduate dental hygienists exhibit low political competence, as evidenced by the low scores in learning efficacy of dental hygiene policy, namely in items such as "As a dental hygienist, I can explain how to participate in dental hygiene polices" and "As a dental hygienist, I can present my opinions about dental hygiene policy issues."…”

“…In other healthcare professions, there has been extensive research on the political participation of registered nurses. These studies have conceptualized nurses' political competency and developed instruments to measure it 13) , developed political competence by education level 14) , and examined political participation of nursing students 15) and hospital nurses 16) . Past studies have reported that nurses exhibit poor political efficacy or political competence.…”

Enhancing nursing education to bolster nurse governance: insights from nurse managers

“…Nurses’ political participation is essential for developing effective health programs and global health promotion ( 33 ). A recent study reported that students of nursing majors’ political interest and participation are higher than those of other majors, but their political efficacy is low ( 34 ). Political efficacy refers to the subjective emotional judgment of how much a political actor can change the political environment with their efforts ( 35 ).…”

The effects of political efficacy and nursing professionalism on political participation in nursing students

“…민주시민의 가장 보편적인 정치참여에 해당하는 참정권 행사인 투표율을 보면 2, 30대의 젊은 유권자들 의 참여가 상대적으로 저조하고, 대학전공계열에서는 간호학생이 포함되는 자연과학계열 학생들의 정치참여 수준이 더 낮다고 평 가되기도 하였다 [11,12]. 그러나 그들의 정치참여에 있어 연령, 학년, 성별, 전공계열과 같은 요인의 영향 정도는 선행연구 [9,10,[12][13][14] 간 불일치로 인해 다면적인 탐색이 요구된다.…”