The Effects of Self Compassion Education on the Self Efficacy of the Clinical Performance of Nursing Students

Mahin Moeini, Esmaeil Sarikhani-Khorrami, Amir Ghamarani

Abstract


Background: The objective of the present research was to assess the influence of self‑compassion training on the self‑efficacy of clinical performance in nursing students, owing to the significance of proposing novel approaches to ameliorating efficiency in nursing students, underscoring the growth of positive psychologic aspects, such as self‑compassion.

Materials and Methods: The present study is a field research conducted in 2016 where 52 internship nurses were chosen via simple random sampling and were randomly divided into two groups (intervention and control); these two groups were compared in two phases: Prior to and following the intervention. Self‑efficacy of clinical performance, as a standard questionnaire, was collected from the samples. Data were analyzed through the use of paired t‑test, independent t‑test, Chi‑square, Mann‑‑Whitney tests.

Results: Independent t‑test indicated that, compared with the control group, the efficaciousness of students’ self‑efficacy of clinical performance in the intervention group noticeably increased (t54 = 6, p < 0.001). Conclusions: In nursing students, self‑compassion training enhances their effective clinical performance.

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Nursing, nursing process, self‑compassion, self‑efficacy, students

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