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KMID : 0869920100160020177
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Journal of Korean Academy Society of Nursing Education
2010 Volume.16 No. 2 p.177 ~ p.185
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Impact of Self-Esteem and Test Anxiety on Mental Health among Nursing Students Taking the National Examination for Registered Nurses
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Lee Seon-Hye
Kim Jin-Kyung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between test anxiety, self-esteem and mental health.
Method: Data were collected by structured questionnaires from 306 nursing students in a dormitory for the national examination for registered nurses. Collected data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, scheffe’s test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient and hierarchial multiple regression through the SPSS WIN program.
Result: The results of the analysis showed that the mean for test anxiety was points, the degree of self-esteem was , and mental health was . In the correlation analysis, mental health positively correlated with test anxiety (r=.559, p=.000) and negatively correlated with self-esteem (r=-.141, p=.013). Test anxiety and subjective health status explained 36.4% of mental health.
Conclusion: This finding of this study recommends that test anxiety control and self-esteem enhancement programs should be development for mental health promotion in nursing students taking the national examination for registered nurses.
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KEYWORD
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Self Concept, Mental Health, Anxiety, Students, Nursing
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