Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing (기본간호학회지)
- Volume 4 Issue 1
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- Pages.61-71
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- 1997
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- 1225-9012(pISSN)
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- 2287-1802(eISSN)
Survey on the Relationship Self-esteem and Professional Self-concept of Nurses
임상간호사의 자아존중감과 전문직 자아개념에 관한 연구
- Noh Choon-Hee (Department of Nursing, Hallym University) ;
- Sohng Kyeong-Yae (College of Nursing, Catholic University)
- Published : 1997.06.25
Abstract
This survey was done to identify the self esteem of nurses in Korea. Data was collected from 700 nurses in hospital setting. These data were collected by self-reporting questionnaire, Rosenberg's self-esteem scale, Professional self-concept of nurses instrument, from Dec. 1994 to Jan. 1995. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics with SAS program. The results of this study were as follows : 1. The mean of self-esteem was 30.74. 2. The correlation between self-esteem and PSCNI was slightly moderate(r=.5739). 3. The self-esteem of nurses was found to be significant by age(P=.0245), religion(P=.0004), position(P=.0186). This study suggested that we need to identify the factors influencing self-esteem and to design the program increasing self-esteem.