Psychological well-being of Thai nursing students

The Association between Bullying Experience related to Clinical Placement and Psychological Well-being in Nursing Students

“…Specifically, 64.8% of participants reported experiencing a serious level of depressed mood with higher scores than that in a study with Korean college students [23]. The average scores for self-esteem (29.6) and academic major satisfaction (21.8) reported in this study were lower than those reported in non-Korean studies with nursing students having average score of 31.5 for self-esteem and 25.6 for academic major satisfaction [14,16]. Similarly, nursing students of this study showed lower self-esteem than non-nursing college students in Korea [23].…”

“…Psychological well-being has been conceptualized as depression, self-esteem, and life satisfaction. In a study to examine psychological wellbeing in Thai nursing students, psychological well-being was assessed with questionnaires to measure self-esteem, depression, social difficulties and life satisfaction [14]. Life satisfaction can be measured as job satisfaction for workers [15] or academic major satisfaction for college students [16].…”

Psychological Wellbeing and Communication Styles among Medical-Surgical Nursing Students

“…The results of the present study revealed that the psychological wellbeing mean scores were relatively high among the studied students; personal growth has the highest mean score followed by purpose in life dimension. This may be related to the fact that occupations which focus on helping other people enable workers to fulfill their basic psychological need for relatedness (Spilt, et al 2011).This finding is supported by a study done by Ratanasiripong and Wang (2011);who found that nursing students have greater psychological wellbeing than non -nursing students. Regarding personal growth dimension, the reason for the highest mean score among the studied students in the present study may be justified by the fact that one has grown personally from experiencing frequent stressful events.…”

“…Psychological wellbeing or mental health can be characterized by its components that determine an individual's positive state. These components include: personal growth, self-acceptance, purpose in life, autonomy, positive relation with others, and environmental mastery (Shojaee& French2014).The psychological wellbeing of nursing students is a very important component in the training and development of future nurses (Ratanasiripong and Wang 2011). During clinical training, as well as after graduation, nursing students and nurses work in a wide variety of settings that present them with various levels of challenges to provide good patient care.…”

Development and Cross-Cultural Validation of the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms–Thai Version

“…College students in Thailand experience various mental health issues that influence their wellness; specific issues that Thai college students have been found to encounter include stress, anxiety, and depression (Ratanasiripong & Rodriguez, 2011;Ratanasiripong & Wang, 2011). Currently, counseling services for college students in Thailand and other developing countries are limited.…”