Gender differences in acute and perceived stress, bullying, and academic motivation among nursing and midwifery students
Abstract Background College-aged students are at risk for experiencing negative events that may influence their future health and life. Those negative events or stressors may vary in type and severity. Stress and bullying are prevalent among nursing students that may affect their academic motivation...
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| author | Hanan F. Alharbi Abdulaziz F. Abaoud Mohammed Almutairi Naif S. Alzahrani Abdulaziz Mofdy Almarwani Atallah Alenezi Fahad M. Alhowaymel |
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| description | Abstract Background College-aged students are at risk for experiencing negative events that may influence their future health and life. Those negative events or stressors may vary in type and severity. Stress and bullying are prevalent among nursing students that may affect their academic motivation. Our aim was to examine the gender differences in acute and perceived stress, bullying, and academic, motivation among nursing and midwifery students in Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional design was utilized in this study to examine 391 nursing and midwifery students in four different universities in Saudi Arabia. The following scales were used to collect data: the college students acute stress scale, perceived stress scale, bullying behaviors in nursing education, and short version of academic motivation scale. Results Students reported relatively low acute stress and moderate perceived stress. Students did not generally experience considerable bullying. Only female students reported that they experience significant bullying in form of attacking academic motivation. Academic motivation among participating students were relatively high. Female students reported higher scores than male students on all variables; all differences are statistically significant except for bullying. Conclusion The findings of this study contribute to the literature on the prevalence of stress and bullying among nursing and midwifery students and their influence on academic motivation. Also, the results provide further evidence to the gender differences in stress, bullying, and academic motivation among them. The study highlights the importance of supporting nursing and midwifery students, specifically female student, by providing supportive and encouraging environment to help them succeed in their study and love their future career. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a35599a56f8b4e69b1f0c7fff1f0f41a2025-01-12T12:13:44ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552025-01-012411810.1186/s12912-024-02666-6Gender differences in acute and perceived stress, bullying, and academic motivation among nursing and midwifery studentsHanan F. Alharbi0Abdulaziz F. Abaoud1Mohammed Almutairi2Naif S. Alzahrani3Abdulaziz Mofdy Almarwani4Atallah Alenezi5Fahad M. Alhowaymel6Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityDepartment of Nursing Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra UniversityDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, King Saud UniversityDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Taibah UniversityDepartment of Nursing Administration and Education, College of Nursing, Taibah UniversityCollege of Nursing, Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU)Department of Nursing Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra UniversityAbstract Background College-aged students are at risk for experiencing negative events that may influence their future health and life. Those negative events or stressors may vary in type and severity. Stress and bullying are prevalent among nursing students that may affect their academic motivation. Our aim was to examine the gender differences in acute and perceived stress, bullying, and academic, motivation among nursing and midwifery students in Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional design was utilized in this study to examine 391 nursing and midwifery students in four different universities in Saudi Arabia. The following scales were used to collect data: the college students acute stress scale, perceived stress scale, bullying behaviors in nursing education, and short version of academic motivation scale. Results Students reported relatively low acute stress and moderate perceived stress. Students did not generally experience considerable bullying. Only female students reported that they experience significant bullying in form of attacking academic motivation. Academic motivation among participating students were relatively high. Female students reported higher scores than male students on all variables; all differences are statistically significant except for bullying. Conclusion The findings of this study contribute to the literature on the prevalence of stress and bullying among nursing and midwifery students and their influence on academic motivation. Also, the results provide further evidence to the gender differences in stress, bullying, and academic motivation among them. The study highlights the importance of supporting nursing and midwifery students, specifically female student, by providing supportive and encouraging environment to help them succeed in their study and love their future career.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02666-6Acute stressPerceived stressBullyingAcademic motivationNursingMidwifery |
| spellingShingle | Hanan F. Alharbi Abdulaziz F. Abaoud Mohammed Almutairi Naif S. Alzahrani Abdulaziz Mofdy Almarwani Atallah Alenezi Fahad M. Alhowaymel Gender differences in acute and perceived stress, bullying, and academic motivation among nursing and midwifery students BMC Nursing Acute stress Perceived stress Bullying Academic motivation Nursing Midwifery |
| title | Gender differences in acute and perceived stress, bullying, and academic motivation among nursing and midwifery students |
| title_full | Gender differences in acute and perceived stress, bullying, and academic motivation among nursing and midwifery students |
| title_fullStr | Gender differences in acute and perceived stress, bullying, and academic motivation among nursing and midwifery students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender differences in acute and perceived stress, bullying, and academic motivation among nursing and midwifery students |
| title_short | Gender differences in acute and perceived stress, bullying, and academic motivation among nursing and midwifery students |
| title_sort | gender differences in acute and perceived stress bullying and academic motivation among nursing and midwifery students |
| topic | Acute stress Perceived stress Bullying Academic motivation Nursing Midwifery |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02666-6 |
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