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Determination of the relationship between the beliefs of nursing students toward mental illnesses and their empathic tendency levels
Author(s) -
Eren Hülya Kök,
Gürhan Nermin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12654
Subject(s) - psychosocial , mental health , scale (ratio) , empathy , psychology , mental illness , affect (linguistics) , curriculum , clinical psychology , nursing , mental health nursing , medicine , psychiatry , pedagogy , physics , communication , quantum mechanics
Purpose This study aimed to determine the beliefs and empathic tendency levels of nursing students toward mental illnesses and to examine the relationship between them. Design and Methods The cross‐sectional study was conducted with 335 nursing students. The data collection tools were the Personal Information Form, Beliefs Toward Mental Illnesses Scale, and the Empathic Tendency Scale. Findings Nursing students have positive beliefs about mental illness. It was found that female students, and students who received information about mental health had higher levels of empathic tendency. Practice Implications It was found that the level of empathic tendency does not affect attitudes toward mental illnesses. In nursing education curriculum, it is recommended to plan psychosocial practices to improve their attitudes toward mental illnesses and to reduce stigmatization.