Study on the correlations of mental resilience with mental health and subjective well-being in undergraduate nursing students

ObjectiveTo investigate the correlations of mental resilience with mental health and subjective well-being in undergraduate nursing students, and provide a new perspective of intervention to promote the mental health and happiness of undergraduate nursing students.

MethodsSix hundred and ninety-eight undergraduate nursing students from Bengbu Medical College were investigated using the CD-RISC mental resilience scale(CD-RISC), international university survey and general mental health scale(GHQ-20).

ResultsThe total score of mental resilience of undergraduate nursing students was(61.78±11.78) points, which was at the moderate level.The total scores of mental health and subjective well-being were(15.23±3.38) points and(105.83±18.02) points, respectively, which was at the middle-upper level.The mental health level in male undergraduate nursing students was higher than that in female undergraduate nursing students(P < 0.05).The mental resilience level in class leader was significantly higher than that in noclass leaders(P < 0.01).The differences of the scores of three dimensions of subjective well-being in different grades undergraduate nursing students were statistically significant(P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).The scores of mental health, life satisfaction and positive emotion in high resilience group were significantly higher than those in low resilience group(P < 0.01), and the score of negative emotion in high resilience group was significantly lower than that in low resilience group(P < 0.01).The total score of mental resilience and score of each dimension in undergraduate nursing students were positively correlated with the mental health, life satisfaction and positive emotion(P < 0.01), and negatively correlated with negative emotion(P < 0.01).The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that the mental health, life satisfaction and positive emotion entered the regression equation, and the total variation of mental resilience was 37.6%.

ConclusionsThe level of mental resilience of undergraduate nursing students is closely related to the mental health and subjective well-being.In the implementation of psychological intervention, the nursing educators should focus on excavating the inherent psychological potential and enhancing the level of resilience of nursing students to enhance their sense of well-being and promote their positive mental health.