Effect of an educational program to enhance psychological capital on academic burnout among nursing students

IF 1.7 Q2 NURSING

Teaching and Learning in Nursing Pub Date : 2025-06-22 DOI:10.1016/j.teln.2025.05.019

Asmaa Metwally Elhadidy MSc , Omayma Abu Bakr Osman PhD , Sahar Mahmoud PhD

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Abstract

Background

Academic burnout is a common challenge among associate degree nursing students, stemming from intensive academic and clinical demands. Psychological capital (PsyCap)—a construct encompassing self-efficacy, hope, resilience, and optimism—has emerged as a modifiable resource that may buffer against burnout.

Aim

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a psycho-educational program designed to enhance psychological capital and reduce academic burnout among associate degree nursing students.

Methods

A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was conducted with 187 second-year Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) students. students at Ain Shams University. Students participated in a 6-month intervention consisting of 26 sessions. Burnout and PsyCap were measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory–Student Survey and the Psychological Capital Questionnaire. Paired-sample t-tests were used for analysis.

Results

Postintervention, students demonstrated significant increases in psychological capital (p < 0.001) and marked reductions in emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and academic inefficacy (p < 0.001).

Conclusions

Integrating PsyCap development into ADN education may be an effective strategy to mitigate burnout and foster student resilience and academic success.

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心理资本教育对护生学业倦怠的影响

学术倦怠是护理专科学生普遍面临的挑战，源于密集的学术和临床需求。心理资本（PsyCap）是一种包含自我效能、希望、恢复力和乐观的结构，它已经成为一种可修改的资源，可以缓冲倦怠。目的探讨护理专科学生心理教育方案在提高心理资本、减少学业倦怠方面的效果。方法对187名护理专科二年级学生进行准实验前测后测设计。艾因沙姆斯大学的学生。学生们参加了为期6个月的26次干预。倦怠和PsyCap采用马斯拉奇倦怠量表-学生调查和心理资本问卷进行测量。采用配对样本t检验进行分析。结果干预后，学生心理资本显著增加（p < 0.001），情绪耗竭、玩世不恭和学业效能低下显著降低（p < 0.001）。结论将心理cap开发融入ADN教育可能是缓解倦怠、培养学生适应能力和学业成功的有效策略。

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来源期刊

Teaching and Learning in Nursing NURSING-

CiteScore

2.60

自引率

10.50%

发文量

119

审稿时长

37 days

期刊介绍： Teaching and Learning in Nursing is the Official Journal of the National Organization of Associate Degree Nursing. The journal is dedicated to the advancement of Associate Degree Nursing education and practice, and promotes collaboration in charting the future of health care education and delivery. Topics include: - Managing Different Learning Styles - New Faculty Mentoring - Legal Issues - Research - Legislative Issues - Instructional Design Strategies - Leadership, Management Roles - Unique Funding for Programs and Faculty