Determining Self Esteem And Academic Stress Among Nursing Students With A View To Improve Self Esteem And Reduce Academic Stress

Abstract

Introduction: Self-esteem is an attitude and perception of students which affects their feeling for themselves and others. People with high self-esteem had a good quality of relationships as compared to low self-esteem and were more likely to have academic stress. As academic stress is mental distress regarding anticipated academic failures and challenges. An individual with high self-esteem had less academic stress.

Methodology: A quantitative research approach and non-experimental descriptive (correlation) research design were used to conduct the present study. Non-probability total enumerative sampling technique was used to select 300 nursing students by using self-report (pen and paper) method. Responses were collected on Socio- demographic profile, Self-esteem scale (Rosenberg), and Academic stress scale (Hafekost K.). Data were tabulated and analyzed by using description and inferential statistics.

Result: The present study revealed that majority (42.3%) of the nursing students were in the age group of 19-21 years, (66.3%) were females, (31.0%) were in B.Sc. (N)1st year, (60.7%) were from nuclear family, (65.0%) had siblings, (47.0%) had previous academic achievement between 61%-71% and (42.0%) were from lower middle-class family. More than half (58%) of the nursing students were having low self-esteem whereas (41.3%) having high self-esteem. (55.3%) of the nursing students had mild academic stress, (32.7%) and (11.7%) had moderate and no academic stress, and only (0.3%) of the nursing students had very severe stress