Stress and academic engagement among Saudi undergraduate nursing students: The mediating role of emotion regulation and emotional intelligence.

Journal: Nursing open

Volume: 11

Issue: 5

Year of Publication: 2024

Affiliated Institutions:  Department of Mental Health, Nursing Affairs, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia. Department of Nursing, Mental Health Hospital, Qassim Health Cluster, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. Department of Acute & Chronic Care Nursing, Nursing Faculty, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan. Pediatric Oncology & Hematology, King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City-Riyadh, Jeddah, South Africa. Department of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al Bukairiyah, Saudi Arabia. Faculty of Nursing, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. College of Health Sciences, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait, Kuwait.

Abstract summary 

To assess the mediating role of emotion regulation and emotional intelligence in the relationship between stress and academic engagement among Saudi undergraduate nursing students.This study employed a quantitative cross-sectional research design.The study recruited 367 Saudi undergraduate nursing students at a major Saudi university. Structural equation modelling was used to explore the mediational model.The results of the ANOVA and Welch F-test demonstrated that the emotional intelligence, emotional regulation and academic engagement scores were statistically significantly different according to stress levels (p-values <0.01). Perceived stress has a statistically significant moderate negative correlation with academic engagement and emotional intelligence and a strong negative correlation with emotional regulation. The results also showed that academic engagement had a statistically significant moderate positive association with emotional intelligence and emotional regulation. Results indicate that stress and academic engagement are negatively correlated among Saudi undergraduate nursing students. It focuses on the balancing functions of emotional regulation and emotional intelligence, highlighting their ability to lower stress levels and improve academic engagement. No Patient or Public Contribution.

Authors & Co-authors:  Alkharj Sarah S Alsalamah Yasir S YS Allari Rabia R Alharbi Maryam Saad MS Alslamah Thamer T Babkair Lisa L Labani Safiah S Fawaz Mirna M

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Alghamdi, S. , Aljabri, S. , Jafari, G. , Alzebali, R. , Alkunaidiri, N. , & Kalantan, N. (2019). Sources of stress among undergraduate nursing students. Global Journal of Health Science, 11(9), 116–122.
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Identifiers
Doi : e2167
SSN : 2054-1058
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Humans
Other Terms
academic engagement;emotional intelligence;nursing students;self‐esteem
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Country of Study
Publication Country
United States