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The Effect of Earthquake on Nursing Students' Attitude Towards Death, Academic Success, and Future Anxiety: Descriptive and Cross-Sectional Study
Depremin Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Ölüme Karşı Tutum, Akademik Başarı ve Gelecek Kaygısı Üzerine Etkisi: Tanımlayıcı ve Kesitsel Çalışma
Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci. 2025;17(3):726-33
doi: 10.5336/nurses.2024-106502
Makale Dili: EN
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ABSTRACT
Objective: In countries prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, deficiencies and problems in education significantly impact students. This research was conducted to determine the impact of earthquake on nursing students' attitudes towards death, academic achievement, and future anxiety. Material and Methods: The research is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The research was conducted in the nursing department of a state university in the eastern part of Türkiye. The sample of the study consisted of 820 nursing students. The research data were collected using a descriptive information form, the Death Attitude Profile Revised, and the Future Anxiety Scale. Results: It was determined that the nursing students had positive attitudes towards death, that their academic achievements, however, decreased due to the earthquake, and that their levels of anxiety about the future were above average. Conclusion: This research has shown that variables such as female gender, loss of a loved one in the earthquake, and fear of another earthquake significantly affect attitudes toward death and future anxiety. Specifically, factors such as female gender, decreased academic achievement due to the earthquake, loss of a loved one in the earthquake, and fear of another earthquake were found to have a significant impact on these attitudes. In particular, it is thought that the reason for the decrease in the academic achievement of the students after the earthquake is due to their high anxiety levels. It may be recommended to organise programmes to raise awareness of students against natural disasters such as earthquakes and to recognise psychological symptoms.
Keywords: Academic achievement; attitude towards death; future anxiety; earthquake; nursing student
Objective: In countries prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, deficiencies and problems in education significantly impact students. This research was conducted to determine the impact of earthquake on nursing students' attitudes towards death, academic achievement, and future anxiety. Material and Methods: The research is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The research was conducted in the nursing department of a state university in the eastern part of Türkiye. The sample of the study consisted of 820 nursing students. The research data were collected using a descriptive information form, the Death Attitude Profile Revised, and the Future Anxiety Scale. Results: It was determined that the nursing students had positive attitudes towards death, that their academic achievements, however, decreased due to the earthquake, and that their levels of anxiety about the future were above average. Conclusion: This research has shown that variables such as female gender, loss of a loved one in the earthquake, and fear of another earthquake significantly affect attitudes toward death and future anxiety. Specifically, factors such as female gender, decreased academic achievement due to the earthquake, loss of a loved one in the earthquake, and fear of another earthquake were found to have a significant impact on these attitudes. In particular, it is thought that the reason for the decrease in the academic achievement of the students after the earthquake is due to their high anxiety levels. It may be recommended to organise programmes to raise awareness of students against natural disasters such as earthquakes and to recognise psychological symptoms.
Keywords: Academic achievement; attitude towards death; future anxiety; earthquake; nursing student
ÖZET
Amaç: Deprem gibi doğal afetlerin yaşandığı ülkelerde eğitimde görülen aksaklıklar ve sorunlar öğrencileri son derece önemli düzeyde etkilemektedir. Bu araştırma depremin hemşirelik öğrencilerinin ölüme karşı tutum, akademik başarı ve gelecek kaygısı üzerine etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı kesitsel bir araştırmadır. Araştırma Türkiye'nin doğusunda bir devlet üniversitesi hemşirelik bölümünde yürütüldü. Örneklemi 820 hemşirelik öğrencisi oluşturdu. Araştırma verileri tanımlayıcı anket formu, Ölüme Karşı Tutum Ölçeği ve Gelecek Kaygısı Ölçeği ile toplandı. Bulgular: Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin ölüme karşı tutumlarının olumlu olduğu, ancak deprem nedeniyle akademik başarılarının düştüğü ve geleceğe yönelik kaygı düzeylerinin ortalamanın üzerinde olduğu belirlendi. Sonuç: Bu araştırma, kadın cinsiyet, depremde yakınını kaybetme ve tekrardan deprem olmasından korku duyma gibi değişkenlerin ölüme karşı tutumu ve gelecek kaygısını önemli ölçüde etkilediğini göstermiştir. Özellikle, öğrencilerin deprem sonrasında akademik başarılarının düşmesinin nedenin kaygı düzeylerinin yüksek olmasından kaynaklandığı düşünülmektedir. Deprem gibi doğal afetlere karşı öğrencilerin bilinçlendirilerek psikolojik belirtileri tanıyabilmelerine yönelik programların düzenlenmesi önerilebilir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Akademik başarı; ölüme karşı tutum; gelecek kaygısı; deprem; hemşirelik öğrencisi
Amaç: Deprem gibi doğal afetlerin yaşandığı ülkelerde eğitimde görülen aksaklıklar ve sorunlar öğrencileri son derece önemli düzeyde etkilemektedir. Bu araştırma depremin hemşirelik öğrencilerinin ölüme karşı tutum, akademik başarı ve gelecek kaygısı üzerine etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı kesitsel bir araştırmadır. Araştırma Türkiye'nin doğusunda bir devlet üniversitesi hemşirelik bölümünde yürütüldü. Örneklemi 820 hemşirelik öğrencisi oluşturdu. Araştırma verileri tanımlayıcı anket formu, Ölüme Karşı Tutum Ölçeği ve Gelecek Kaygısı Ölçeği ile toplandı. Bulgular: Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin ölüme karşı tutumlarının olumlu olduğu, ancak deprem nedeniyle akademik başarılarının düştüğü ve geleceğe yönelik kaygı düzeylerinin ortalamanın üzerinde olduğu belirlendi. Sonuç: Bu araştırma, kadın cinsiyet, depremde yakınını kaybetme ve tekrardan deprem olmasından korku duyma gibi değişkenlerin ölüme karşı tutumu ve gelecek kaygısını önemli ölçüde etkilediğini göstermiştir. Özellikle, öğrencilerin deprem sonrasında akademik başarılarının düşmesinin nedenin kaygı düzeylerinin yüksek olmasından kaynaklandığı düşünülmektedir. Deprem gibi doğal afetlere karşı öğrencilerin bilinçlendirilerek psikolojik belirtileri tanıyabilmelerine yönelik programların düzenlenmesi önerilebilir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Akademik başarı; ölüme karşı tutum; gelecek kaygısı; deprem; hemşirelik öğrencisi
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