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Article Type

Descriptive & Survey Study

Authors

Abbasi   M. (*)
Ayadi   N. (1)
Shafiee   H. (2)
Pirani   Z. (3)






(*) Psychology Department, Literature & Human Sciences Faculty, Salman Farsi University of Kazerun, Kazerun, Iran
(1) Counseling Department, Psychology & Educational Science Faculty, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
(2) Psychology Department, Literature & Human Sciences Faculty, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran
(3) Psychology Department, Literature & Human Sciences Faculty, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran

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Address: Psychology Department, Literature & Human Sciences Faculty, Salman Farsi University of Kazerun, Taleghani Street, Kazerun, Iran. Postal Code: 73544-73196
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abbasi@kazeronsfu.ac.ir

Article History

Received:  November  8, 2015
Accepted:  January 3, 2016
ePublished:  March 28, 2016

BRIEF TEXT


… [1-12] Academic vitality has been defined as the student’s capability in coping with academic challenges in the usual academic life [13]. In addition, academic vitality is referred to positive, constructive, and adaptive responses to different types of challenges and obstacles in the current academic affairs [14].

There is a higher academic burn out level in the nursing students due to different academic stressful experiences [3]. The stressful parameters considerably lead to academic burn out in the nursing students, resulting in a reduction in their enthusiasm to engage with the educational items and participation in the academic activates [15, 16]. … [17]

The aim of this study was to explain the nursing students’ academic enthusiasm based on the social well-being and social vitality.

This is a correlational study.

Nursing students of Arak University of Medical Sciences were studied in the academic year 2014-15.

210 students were selected via available sampling method.

Data was collected using academic enthusiasm, Kees social well-being, and academic vitality questionnaires. The academic enthusiasm scale consists of 3 sub-scales including behavioral (items 1 to 4), emotional (items 5 to 10), and cognitive (items 11 to 14) sub-scales and 14 items. The scoring is based on 5-point Likert from “never” (1 score) to “all times” (5 scores) [6]. Its alpha coefficient is 0.66 [18]. In 33-question Kees social well-being questionnaire, social participation (6 items), social cohesion (7 items), social acceptance (7 items), social unity (6 items), and social flourishing (7 items) are assessed [8]. Its alpha coefficient is 0.83 [19]. The academic vitality questionnaire consists of 4 items [20]. The scale has been developed [17]. Its alpha coefficient is 0.8 [17]. Data was analyzed by SPSS 18 software. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to investigate any correlation between social well-being and academic vitality and academic enthusiasm. Multi variable regression test was used to predict the variance of academic enthusiasm based on the scores of social well-being and academic vitality. … [21, 22]

From 210 students, 115 students (54.8%) and 182 students (86.7%) were female and single, respectively. 56 students (26.7%), 62 students (29.5%), 68 students (32.3%), and 29 students (13.8%) were 1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year, and 4th year students, respectively. The total mean scores of social well-being, academic enthusiasm, and academic vitality were 98.68±13.21, 40.55±5.98, 18.58±7.85, respectively. There were positive and significant correlations between social well-being and academic enthusiasm (r=0.183; p<0.001), as well as emotional enthusiasm (r=0.103; p<0.048) and cognitive enthusiasm (r=0.154; p<0.003; Table 1). Noticing the lack of any correlation between academic vitality and academic enthusiasm and its sub-scales, academic vitality could not predict academic enthusiasm. Nevertheless, social well-being could predict 33% of the variance of academic enthusiasm.

It was confirmed by the present study that social well-being affected the nursing students’ academic enthusiasm. The students’ participation and engagement in the academic and social systems of the universities affect the students’ cohesion, leading to an increase in the students’ enthusiasm to study and a higher academic efficiency [11]. The results are consistent with the present results. Since the social well-being, as a social-psychological factor, can play an important role in the mind health and consequently affect the psychological factors such as emotional, cognitive, and behavioral enthusiasms, any significant correlation between social well-being and emotional, cognitive, and behavioral enthusiasms in the students might be comprehended. The results are consistent with other studies showing that the person’s motivation is affected by social structures and participation [23]. By the present study, it was not confirmed that academic vitality predicts the students’ emotional, cognitive, and behavioral enthusiasms. The results are inconsistent with other studies showing that there is a correlation between low academic burn out and vitality and any reduction in the nursing students’ enthusiasm, as well as their academic failure [16]. … [24, 25]

Required trainings and workshops should be conducted to enhance the students’ efficiency level. The stressful factors, as well as other psychological and family factors affecting the optimum functions of the students, should be studied.

As a correlational study, the research did not give rooms to the experimental interventions and the control of all confounding variables. In addition, since there was a limited sample size, any generalization should be done with care.

Social well-being is an important factor to determine the nursing students’ academic enthusiasm. However, academic vitality plays no role in this respect.

Both the staff of Arak University of Medical Sciences and the participating students are appreciated.

There is no conflict between the interests of the authors.

The study was confirmed by Arak University of Medical Sciences. The participants were truly informed, and the aim of the study was clearly explained.

The study was financially supported by the authors.

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