1JEI University, Dept. of Nursing, South Korea
2Pai Chai University, Dept. of Nursing, South Korea
*Corresponding Author: Sung-Yun Ahn, Pai Chai University, Dept. of Nursing, South Korea, Email: syahn@pcu.ac.kr
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
The purpose of this study was to verify the mediating effects of rejection sensitivity on the relationship between self-esteem and depression of nursing students.
From May 30 to July 11, 2018, data of 381 nursing students at two universities were collected by convenience sampling and the results analyzed with SPSS 21.0. The degree to which the rejection sensitivity of nursing students is mediated by self-respect and depression was determined following the guidelines of Baron and Kenny, and the Sobel test was used to verify the statistical significance of the mediated effects.
A negative correlation was found between self-esteem and depression in nursing students, and rejection sensitivity and depression showed a positive correlation. Also, self-esteem and rejection sensitivity showed an amulet correlation. The results of a three-step regression to check whether rejection sensitivity mediated the relationship between perceived self-esteem and depression were statistically significant (Z = −4.817, p<.001).
Depression in nursing students is an important emotion that can be transmitted to the patient. The results will be the basis for developing depression prevention programs for nursing students.
Nursing student, Self-esteem, Depression, Rejection sensitivity, Mediation effect
