Relationship between Positive Affectivity, Self-Leadership, and Satisfaction of Clinical Practice among Nursing Students

The relationship between a disposition of gratitude, clinical stress, and clinical satisfaction in nursing students

“…In the present research, satisfaction with clinical practice had a positive correlation with a disposition of gratitude in the participants and a negative correlation with clinical practice stress; a disposition of gratitude also had a negative correlation with clinical practice stress. The result of this study can be interpreted as a result that can support the research of Kong et al, 30 where a path analysis showed that disposition of gratitude in college students ultimately resulted in improved satisfaction with life, including studies; the research of Lee and Kim, 40 which is showed that positive attitudes including gratitude increase enhance satisfaction with Clinical practice; and the research of Tian et al, 41 that students with high dispositional gratitude tend to have high school satisfaction. We also believe that it reconfirms the relationship between satisfaction and clinical practice stress.…”

“…An investigation of the stress level in clinical practice according to general characteristics showed that having family that can act as a support group appeared to decrease stress in clinical practice, which was also the case for participants in better health, who had chosen the major due to their personal suitability, and who had higher levels of satisfaction with their major, all of which is consistent with Kim and Lee 26 and Ashktorab et al 39 This also seems to support a previous study, 40 where people fitting these criteria had greater confidence in their work and were more proactive in social activities.…”

“…The level of satisfaction with the clinical practice of the participants was 3.43 of 5, slightly higher than that in Lee and Kim. 40 An investigation of this satisfaction according to general characteristics showed similarity to those affecting clinical practice stress, which we believe reveals that clinical practice stress is a significant affective factor in dissatisfaction with clinical practice. In particular, the more hours of clinical practice instruction students receive by an onsite instructor, the greater their satisfaction with clinical practice.…”