A study of academic resilience, psychological resilience and psychological distress in undergraduate nursing students in Hong Kong and Australia during COVID-19 restrictions

IF 3.3 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

Nurse Education in Practice Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.nepr.2025.104331

Graeme D. Smith , Roger Watson , Sara Poon , Wendy M. Cross , Ms. Larissa Hutchison , Elisabeth Jacob , Ms. Alycia Jacob , Muhammad Aziz Rahman , Kay Penny , Louisa Lam

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Abstract

Aim

The aim of this study was to examine academic resilience and its relationship with psychological resilience, self-efficacy, and psychological well-being in Chinese undergraduate students compared with an Australian cohort of nursing students.

Background

Evidence suggests that resilience acts as a protective factor against the adverse effects of stress, including psychological distress. Academic resilience, which specifically focuses on resilience in the face of academic adversity, remains largely unexplored in nursing students.

Design

A correlational cross-sectional study.

Methods

Using validated self-reported questionnaires, we aimed to increase the understanding of academic resilience in undergraduate students across two diverse international locations. Data were collected in three universities, one in Hong Kong and two in Australia, between November 2021 and January 2022 and socio-demographic information via the online Qualtrics survey platform.

Results

Across the three recruitment sites questionnaires were distributed to 956 students and 477 participated, giving a response rate of 49.9 %. Nursing students in Hong Kong showed lower academic resilience (100.8 vs 102.9; p = 0.009), lower psychological resilience (30.6 vs 36.4; p < 0.001) and lower self-efficacy (26.8 vs 30.6; p < 0.001) than their Australian counterparts. Hong Kong participants showed higher levels of psychological distress (28.6 vs 25.1; p < 0.001).

Conclusion

From a cross-cultural perspective, our study illustrates differences in levels of academic resilience, psychological resilience, and self-efficacy between nursing students in Hong Kong and Australia. Our findings highlight the importance of incorporating resilience-building educational interventions within undergraduate nurse education; teaching academic resilience may provide a valuable attribute to help nursing students overcome issues of academic adversity.

Reporting guideline: We adhered to STROBE reporting guidelines.

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新冠肺炎防控期间香港和澳大利亚护生学业弹性、心理弹性和心理困扰研究

目的本研究旨在探讨中国本科护生的学业弹性及其与心理弹性、自我效能感和心理健康的关系。有证据表明，适应力是抵御压力（包括心理困扰）不利影响的一种保护因素。学术弹性，特别关注面对学术逆境的弹性，在护理专业的学生中仍然很大程度上未被探索。设计相关横断面研究。方法采用有效的自我报告问卷，旨在提高对两个不同国家本科生学业弹性的理解。数据是在2021年11月至2022年1月期间在三所大学收集的，其中一所在香港，两所在澳大利亚，并通过在线qualics调查平台收集社会人口统计信息。结果三个招聘点共发放问卷956份，参与问卷477份，回复率为49.9 %。香港护生的学业弹性较低(100.8比102.9；P = 0.009)，较低的心理弹性(30.6 vs 36.4；P <； 0.001)和较低的自我效能感(26.8 vs 30.6；p <； 0.001)。香港参与者表现出更高的心理困扰水平(28.6比25.1；p & lt; 0.001)。结论本研究从跨文化角度分析了香港和澳大利亚护生在学业弹性、心理弹性和自我效能感方面的差异。我们的研究结果强调了将弹性建设教育干预纳入本科护士教育的重要性；教学学术弹性可以提供一个有价值的属性，以帮助护理学生克服学术逆境的问题。报告准则：我们遵守STROBE报告准则。

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Nurse Education in Practice NURSING-

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

9.40%

发文量

180

审稿时长

51 days

期刊介绍： Nurse Education in Practice enables lecturers and practitioners to both share and disseminate evidence that demonstrates the actual practice of education as it is experienced in the realities of their respective work environments. It is supportive of new authors and will be at the forefront in publishing individual and collaborative papers that demonstrate the link between education and practice.