ปัจจัยที่สัมพันธ์กับภาวะสุขภาพจิตของนักศึกษาพยาบาลเวียดนาม Factors Related to Mental Health among Vietnamese Nursing Students

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Objectives: To examine mental health and testing its relationships withincluding education achievement (cumulative Grade Point Average; GPA),emotional quotient, self-esteem, and social support among nursing studentsfrom one particular university located in Vietnam. Method: In this crosssectionalstudy, 110 baccalaureate full-time nursing students in theacademic year 2015 were included using simple random samplingtechnique. Self-report questionnaires were used to collect data, including 1)cumulative GPA, 2) the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale, 3) theRosenberg Self-esteem Scale, 4) the Personal Resource Questionnaire2000, and 5) the 18-item version of Mental Health Inventory. The scalesnumber 2 to 5 yielded Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of 0.83, 0.81, 0.86,and 0.80, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics andPearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient. Results: Mental healthwas at a moderate level with a mean score of 64.91 ( 7.57). Mean scoresof GPA, emotion quotient, self-esteem, and social support were 2.82 (0.21), 127.00 ( 13.7), 25.86 ( 3.42), and 80.62 ( 10.78), respectively.Their mental health was positively correlated with GPA (r = 0.24, P < 0.01),emotional quotient (r = 0.26, P < 0.01), self-esteem (r = 0.33, P < 0.01),and social support (r = 0.37, P < 0.01). Conclusion: This study’s resultsprovided baseline information regarding mental health and its relatedfactors among Vietnamese nursing students. It could be used to improvenursing education and to develop the proper programs aiming at promotingmental health among these nursing students.Keywords: mental health, nursing students, Vietnam