Relationship between the level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students

OBJECTIVE: Level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students has importance because of they are going to be expected to work in health facilities where the victims of violence refers to. This study was performed with the purpose of defining the level of self-esteem and...

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Main Authors: Banu Tufan Koçak, Nihal Ünaldı Türkkan, Arzu Kader Harmancı Seren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of Nurse Managers 2014-12-01
Series:Sağlık ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi Dergisi
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Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=shyd&un=SHYD-69188
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author Banu Tufan Koçak
Nihal Ünaldı Türkkan
Arzu Kader Harmancı Seren
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Nihal Ünaldı Türkkan
Arzu Kader Harmancı Seren
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description OBJECTIVE: Level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students has importance because of they are going to be expected to work in health facilities where the victims of violence refers to. This study was performed with the purpose of defining the level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students who are studying in a nursing college. METHODS: The study is descriptive and cross sectional. All the nursing students in the nursing college were included to the study without sampling. Written permission was obtained for the study from the management of the nursing college. 412 surveys were got from the participants and were analyzed. Data were collected by Personal Information Form, Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory and Attitudes Scale Towards Domestic Violence. In analyzing of data, frequency and Pearson correlation tests were used. RESULTS: Average self-esteem point of nursing students was found 35.98+-7.57; and attitude point of them towards domestic violence was determined as 25.23+-8.75. It was found negative, poor and significant correlation (r: -0.234, p: .000) between the level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students. CONCLUSION: It can be said that the self-esteem level of nursing students is generally high and their attitudes towards domestic violence is negative.
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spelling doaj.art-3add4220cd0046e2a1fca9ea16f5aa3b2024-03-01T09:28:14ZengAssociation of Nurse ManagersSağlık ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi Dergisi2149-018X2014-12-0112818810.5222/SHYD.2014.081SHYD-69188Relationship between the level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing studentsBanu Tufan Koçak0Nihal Ünaldı Türkkan1Arzu Kader Harmancı Seren2Erenköy Mental And Nervous Disorders Training And Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkeyİstanbul University Florence Nightingale Faculty Of Nursing, Istanbul, Turkeyİstanbul University Florence Nightingale Faculty Of Nursing, Istanbul, TurkeyOBJECTIVE: Level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students has importance because of they are going to be expected to work in health facilities where the victims of violence refers to. This study was performed with the purpose of defining the level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students who are studying in a nursing college. METHODS: The study is descriptive and cross sectional. All the nursing students in the nursing college were included to the study without sampling. Written permission was obtained for the study from the management of the nursing college. 412 surveys were got from the participants and were analyzed. Data were collected by Personal Information Form, Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory and Attitudes Scale Towards Domestic Violence. In analyzing of data, frequency and Pearson correlation tests were used. RESULTS: Average self-esteem point of nursing students was found 35.98+-7.57; and attitude point of them towards domestic violence was determined as 25.23+-8.75. It was found negative, poor and significant correlation (r: -0.234, p: .000) between the level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students. CONCLUSION: It can be said that the self-esteem level of nursing students is generally high and their attitudes towards domestic violence is negative.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=shyd&un=SHYD-69188nursingself-esteemdomestic violenceattitudestudent
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Nihal Ünaldı Türkkan
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Relationship between the level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students
Sağlık ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi Dergisi
nursing
self-esteem
domestic violence
attitude
student
title Relationship between the level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students
title_full Relationship between the level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students
title_fullStr Relationship between the level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between the level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students
title_short Relationship between the level of self-esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students
title_sort relationship between the level of self esteem and attitudes towards domestic violence of nursing students
topic nursing
self-esteem
domestic violence
attitude
student
url https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=shyd&un=SHYD-69188
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