Using the Positive Reappraisal Coping Intervention to Change Students Appraisal and Attitudes Toward Nursing

Abstract

The aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of positive reappraisal intervention model in changing nursing students’ attitudes toward nursing profession. Materials and methods: A quasi-experimental study design (one group pretest-posttest) to achieve the study objectives.The emotional regulation questionnaire (ERQ-10) and the students’ attitudes scale were used pre and post applying the positive reappraisal intervention in a random sample of 165 undergraduate nursing students, male and female, in their sophomore level to senior level. The process of collecting student’s data took place in July 2020 – February, 2021. Results: A statically significant difference in students’ appraisal (t = -26.320, p < .0005) and their attitudes towards nursing (t = -15.460, p < .0001) were registered after applying (compared to the results before) the positive reappraisal intervention. Conclusions: The positive reappraisal coping intervention is proved as an easy model to apply and is highly effective in terms of changing students’ cognitive appraisal, which in turns changes their attitudes toward nursing. This assumption is concluded, basing on the significant increase in the level of appraisal and attitudes of nursing students after applying the intervention model; their levels are increased to about (96%) positive appraisal and about (94%) positive attitude level.