Relationship between Stress and Stress Coping of Nursing Junior College Students

<p>〔Aims〕Regarding stress and stress coping in nursing junior college students, the study examined the differences between first and third year students.</p><p>〔Methods〕A total of 163 first year and third year students of the Department of Nursing of A Junior College were targeted. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire method was implemented using the Stressor Scale for College Students and the dispositional version of the General Coping Questionnaire. Questions about the stress content were asked using the free description method.</p><p>〔Results〕The average value of the stress scale of the 1st grade was highest in 【University/Academic】. In the 3rd grade, the 【existent】 score was the highest. In the 1st grade, there were significant positive correlations among the stress scales 【personnel】 and 【university/academic】 and the coping scales 【emotion expression】 and【demand for emotional support】. In the 3rd year, the stress scale 【personnel】displayed the same result as the 1st grade. Furthermore, in the third grade, the 【personnel】 score on the stress scale had a significant negative correlation with 【cognitive reinterpretation】.</p><p>〔Conclusions〕The 1st graders were subjectively and emotionally dealt with the stress of 【personal】 and 【university/academic】. The 3rd year students were dealing with 【personal】 stress subjectively and emotionally, and they were found to have difficulty in objectively seeing themselves in interpersonal relationships.</p>