The Impact of Humanity, Communication skills, and Interpersonal Competence of Nursing College Students on College adaptation

Abstract

This descriptive study was performed to determine the humanity, communication skill, interpersonal competence, and college adaptation levels of nursing students and the impact of humanity, communication skills, and interpersonal competence on college adaptation. The research method targeted 181 nursing students at D University located in Y City, and data were collected from August 21 to September 15, 2023. The analysis was conducted using one way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis in SPSS/WIN 25.0. College adaptation was found to be significantly and positively associated with humanity (r=.540, p<.001), communication skills (r=.534, p<.001), and interpersonal competence (r=.410, p<.001). Multiple regression analysis of showed humanity (β=.288, p=.002), communication skills (β=.248, p=.008), and interpersonal competence (β=.143, p=.049) significantly affected college adaptation with an explanatory power of 33.6%. The study identifies a need to develop a community-based, customized program for nursing college students to reduce dropout rates associated with stresses such as academic burden and national exams and to improve college adaptation and student physical and psychological health.