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A Japanese version of the stressors in nursing students (SINS) scale.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To translate and study the factor structure of a Japanese version of the Stressors in Nursing Students scale.

Methods

The Stressors in Nursing Students scale was translated into Japanese and administered to a large cohort (N?=?1298) of female Japanese nursing students across five universities and across all four years of the nursing programme. The data were analysed using exploratory factor analysis.

Results

Exploratory factor analysis revealed four factors: 'Clinical'; 'Conflict and confidence'; 'Education'; and 'Free time'. The relationship between the total score on the Stressors in Nursing Students scale and the demographic aspects of the sample was weak but there was a significant increase in the perception of stressors between first and second year students.

Conclusions

There were similarities and differences between the perception of stressors by nursing students in Japan compared with, for example, the United Kingdom and China mainland. While a four-factor structure was found here, the distribution of items in the Stressors in Nursing Students scale differed from previous studies in the United Kingdom and China with the 'Free time' factor being unique to this study. Stress is an issue for nursing students and is related to the specific stressors they encounter in the process of their work and study. Findings can inform the development of strategies to reduce such stressors among nursing students in multiple, global contexts.

SUBMITTER: Watson R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6626257 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Japanese version of the stressors in nursing students (SINS) scale.

Watson Roger R Watanabe Kumi K Yamashita Ayako A Yamaguchi Mieko M Bradbury-Jones Caroline C Irvine Fiona F

International journal of nursing sciences 20180414 2

<h4>Objectives</h4>To translate and study the factor structure of a Japanese version of the Stressors in Nursing Students scale.<h4>Methods</h4>The Stressors in Nursing Students scale was translated into Japanese and administered to a large cohort (<i>N</i> = 1298) of female Japanese nursing students across five universities and across all four years of the nursing programme. The data were analysed using exploratory factor analysis.<h4>Results</h4>Exploratory factor analysis revealed four factor ...[more]

PMID: 31406822

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Dataset Information

A Japanese version of the stressors in nursing students (SINS) scale.

Objectives

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Publications

A Japanese version of the stressors in nursing students (SINS) scale.

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