Date of Last Revision
2023-05-02 18:58:25
Major
Nursing RN/BSN Akron
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2016
Abstract
Nursing students experience high levels of stress throughout their college career. When it comes to managing this stress, the use of social support as a coping mechanism may be a factor. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social support and stress in undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students and to compare social support and stress across levels of education. The study was guided by the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping. This study used a non-experimental descriptive design and a cross-sectional data collection with an online survey. The sample was a convenience sample of second, third, and fourth year nursing students at a large Midwestern public university. Stress was measured with the Student Nurse Stress Index (SNSI) and social support was measured with the Social Support Appraisals (SS-A) Scale. Data was analyzed using a Pearson’s r and ANOVA. This study found that while there was not a significant relationship between stress and social support, students of the senior level had less stress and more social support. These findings implicate that underclassmen may be in need of more support and tutoring early on in the program.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Lori Kidd & Karyn Morgan
First Reader
Lisa Hart
Second Reader
Fiovdaliza Volenik
Recommended Citation
Greczanik, Hannah M. and Lupico, Vincent A., "The Relationship between Stress and Social Support in Baccalaureate Nursing Students" (2016). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 295.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/295
Included in
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Commons, Public Health and Community Nursing Commons