Spiritual Health, Spiritual Care-Giving, and Self-Compassion among Nursing Students, and Predictors Affecting Self-Compassion.

IF 1.6 Q2 NURSING

Journal of Holistic Nursing Pub Date : 2026-03-26 DOI:10.1177/08980101261430892

Ebru Başkaya, Tuğçe Erdal, Fatma Salkım, Durmuş Ali Gelmez

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Purpose: This study aimed to examine the relationship between nursing students' spiritual health, perceptions of spiritual care-giving, and self-compassion, and to identify the key predictors of self-compassion. Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted. Methods: The study included 410 nursing students enrolled at a state university in western Turkey. Data were collected using a sociodemographic characteristics form, the Spiritual Health Scale, the Spiritual Care-Giving Scale, and the Self-Compassion Scale. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and multiple regression to identify predictors of self-compassion. Findings: Among the participants, 57.1% were aged 21-23, and 75.9% were female. The mean scores were 93.18 ± 13.49 for spiritual health, 140.25 ± 19.54 for spiritual care-giving, and 3.18 ± 0.55 for self-compassion. Positive and significant correlations were observed between self-compassion and both spiritual health and spiritual care-giving (p < .001). Multiple regression analysis identified spiritual health, spiritual care-giving, gender, academic achievement, psychological support, and participation in religious or faith-based activities as significant predictors of self-compassion (p < .005). Conclusions: The findings indicate that nursing students' self-compassion is closely linked to their spiritual health and perceptions of spiritual care-giving. Integrating holistic and spiritual components into nursing education may enhance students' self-compassion and foster the development of compassionate care in clinical practice.

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护生的精神健康、精神关怀与自我同情，以及影响自我同情的预测因子。

目的：本研究旨在探讨护生心理健康、精神关怀感知与自我同情的关系，并找出自我同情的关键预测因子。设计：采用横断面描述性研究。方法：研究对象为410名土耳其西部一所州立大学的护理专业学生。使用社会人口学特征表、精神健康量表、精神关怀量表和自我同情量表收集数据。统计分析包括描述性统计、相关分析和多元回归分析，以确定自我同情的预测因子。研究结果：在参与者中，57.1%的人年龄在21-23岁之间，75.9%为女性。精神健康得分为93.18±13.49分，精神关怀得分为140.25±19.54分，自我同情得分为3.18±0.55分。结论：护生的自我同情与他们的精神健康和精神关怀感知密切相关。在护理教育中融入整体和精神的成分，可以增强学生的自我同情，促进临床实践中同情护理的发展。

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Journal of Holistic Nursing NURSING-

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期刊介绍： Manuscripts are solicited that deal with the processes of knowledge development and application including research, concept analysis and theory development, practical applications of research and theory, clinical case studies and analysis, practice applications in general, educational approaches and evaluation, and aesthetic expressions of holistic knowledge. While the journal seeks to support work grounded in evidence, the editorial philosophy suggests that there are many diverse sources of “evidence” beyond the realm of what is called “empirical” and that many methods are appropriate for discovering evidence and generating knowledge.