Relationship between time management skills and anxiety and academic motivation of nursing students in Tehran
Introduction: Time management skills are essential for nursing students’ success, and development of clinical competence. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between time management skills and anxiety and academic motivation of nursing students in Tehran medical sciences un...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Electronic Physician
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Electronic Physician |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5308512/ |
| Summary: | Introduction: Time management skills are essential for nursing students’ success, and development of clinical
competence. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between time management skills and
anxiety and academic motivation of nursing students in Tehran medical sciences universities in 2015.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 441 nursing students in three medical universities in
Tehran. Random stratified sampling was done to select the samples. Data were collected using demographic
Questionnaire, Time Management Questionnaire (TMQ), Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and
Academic Motivation Scale (AMS), which was completed t by self-report. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18
software with descriptive and analytical statistics such as ANOVA, independent t-test, Regression and Pearson
Correlation Coefficient.
Results: Most participants had a moderate level of time Management skills (49%), State Anxiety (58%), Trait
Anxiety (60%) and Academic Motivation (58%). The results also showed a statistically significant negative
correlation between the students’ TMQ scores and the state anxiety (r= -0.282, p< 0.001) and trait anxiety scores
(r= -0.325, p<0.001). Moreover, there was a statistically significant positive correlation between the students’
TMQ scores and AMS scores (r= 0.279, p< 0.001).
Conclusion: Regarding the findings, it seems that it is necessary to plan for improving time management skills in
order to enhance academic motivation and reduce anxiety rates among nursing students |
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| ISSN: | 2008-5842 2008-5842 |