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KMID : 1035720140150020063
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Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
2014 Volume.15 No. 2 p.63 ~ p.76
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The Effects of ’Affirmative Language’ Experiment on Negative Affect, Self-Efficacy and Stress Coping Style in Freshmen Nursing Students
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Cha Jin-Gyung
Moon Inn-Oh
Choi Yeon-Sook
Kim Ji-Hyun
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of ’affirmative language’ experiment upon freshmen nursing students’ negative affect, self-efficacy and stress coping style.
Methods: A nonequivalent control quasi-experiment was conducted on the subjects of 55 freshmen nursing students for 26(experimental group) and 29(control group). Data were analyzed using x2-test and t-test for participants’ homogeneity test and conducted content analysis of process diary record and personal impressions.
Results: As for negative affect, in case of the experimental group, depression(t=-2.384, p=.022) and anxiety(t=-2.243, p=.025) were significantly low with no difference for the control group. As for self-efficacy, both experimental and control groups showed significance and as for stress coping style, the control group used sub-categorized strategies better than the experimental group. There were 4 topics and subsequent 15 topics derived from the content analysis. ’Affirmative language’ experiment showed alleviation of depression and anxiety helpful for study participants in self-reporting measurement, and helpful for stress self-management competence.
Conclusion: It is necessary to connect the curriculum operation with interest of competence and practice of students stress self-management through the participating experiment experience.
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KEYWORD
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Nursing Student, Affect, Self Efficacy, Stress Coping Style
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