Major satisfaction ; Nursing students ; Nursing professionalism ; Sociality ; Social responsibility
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the perception and factors affecting social responsibility in nursing
students. Methods: The participants for this study were 301 nursing students in three universities and three colleges
located in Seoul, Gyeonggi or Gyeongbuk in South Korea. Data were collected in Dec, 2015 using structured questionnaires
and analyzed using independent t-test, one way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple regression
analysis with the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program. Results: The mean score for social responsibility of nursing
students had a significant positive correlation with satisfaction with nursing major, nursing professionalism and
sociality. Sociality, nursing professionalism and nursing major satisfaction were the major predictors of social responsibility
and explained 51.0%(F=142.67, p<.001) of the total variance in the study. Conclusion: The results suggest
that it is necessary to develop strategies to promote the various nursing curricular programs that reinforce social responsibility
in nursing college students.