ACADEMIC STRESS AND ITS RELATION TO SELF-CONTROL AMONG NURSING STUDENTS AT IBN SINA NATIONAL COLLEGE IN JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA

Abstract

Background: As such, many nursing students may experience significant stress as they train. Though stress among nursing students is a common phenomenon, such stressors must be fully understood within a cultural context to tailor supportive strategies. A descriptive co-relational design was utilized to achieve the objective of the study. This study was conducted at the ibn Sina National College for Medical Science. A convenient sample of 150 students (male and female) was selected from the previous setting chosen. Three tools were used for data collection (tool one): A structured interviewing questionnaire to assess socio-demographic characteristics of the students as age, gender, residence, and parent’s education, (tool two): Nursing education stress scale (academic stress subscale), (tool three): Self-control scale. All data were collected, tabulated, and statistically evaluated using SPSS 22.0 for Windows. Results: There was a statistically significant relationship between academic stress and self-control and a statistically significant negative correlation between academic stress and self-control levels at a p-value (0.005). Conclusion: It was concluded that there was a highly statistically significant negative correlation between academic stress and self-control among faculty of nursing students. Recommendations: Stress management techniques, behavioral therapy techniques, assertiveness training techniques, and mindfulness training should be given to the student to help them relieve their academic stress and disturbed levels of self-control.