A Study on the Correlation between Depression, Self-Efficacy and Hope of Nursing Vocational College Students under Public Emergencies

Lu Zhou^{1, 2}, Qin Guan¹ and Xiaoling Zhu^3,

¹Faculty of Nursing, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China

²Department of Emergency Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China

³Nursing Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China

Cite this paper:
Lu Zhou, Qin Guan and Xiaoling Zhu. A Study on the Correlation between Depression, Self-Efficacy and Hope of Nursing Vocational College Students under Public Emergencies. American Journal of Nursing Research. 2023; 11(2):93-97. doi: 10.12691/ajnr-11-2-4

Abstract

Objective: To explore the current status of depression among nursing senior students under public health emergencies and to analyze its relationship with self-efficacy and hope. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 210 nursing vocational college students from a vocational college in Sichuan Province were selected by convenience sampling method in January 2023, and investigated with General demographic information, Self-rating depression scale, General self-efficacy scale, and hope scale. Results: The scores of depression, general self-efficacy and hope were (41.96 ± 10.05), (23.84 ± 5.92) and (21.18 ± 4.46), respectively; Correlation analysis showed that depression was negatively correlated with self-efficacy (r=-0.617, P<0.01), and depression was negatively correlated with hope (r=-0.612, P<0.01). The results of the multiple linear regression analysis showed that the three variables of self-efficacy, willingness motivation dimension, and path dimension entered the regression equation and together explained 43.70% of the total variance. Conclusion: Nursing vocational college students have mild depression under public emergencies, and their psychological problems should be paid attention to. Therefore, higher vocational colleges should take targeted measures to enhance their self-efficacy and hope, so as to reduce their depression.

Keywords:
nursing vocational college students depression self efficacy hope relevance

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