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Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2020 Oct;56(4):768-776. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12491. Epub 2020 Feb 28.

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

Perspectives in psychiatric care

Heakyung Moon, Miran Jung

Affiliations

  1. Department of Nursing, Hoseo University, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea.
  2. Department of Nursing, Baekseok University, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea.

PMID: 32109327 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12491

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study assessed a disposition of gratitude, and clinical practice stress and satisfaction in nursing students, to determine the relationship between them and provide some basic information towards improving their satisfaction with clinical practice.

DESIGN AND METHODS: This descriptive research was conducted on 171 nursing students from three universities in South Korea using a structured questionnaire.

FINDINGS: Students who had a stronger disposition of gratitude (t = 3.482; P < .001), lower clinical practice stress (t = -2.998; P < .003), and better health (t = 2.900; P < .004) were more satisfied with their Clinical practice (R

PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The findings emphasized the development of programs to improve disposition of gratitude in curriculum or extracurricular activity to enhance Clinical practice satisfaction.

© 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keywords: clinical practice; gratitude; nursing education; satisfaction; stress

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