Predictors of Academic Resilience Based on Demographic and Psychological Profiles among Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Multicentric Survey in India
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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iee.v44n1e03Keywords:
academic resilience, psychological wellbeing, coping mechanisms, students nursingAbstract
Objective. To predict academic resilience based on demographic and psychological factors among undergraduate nursing students in India.
Methods.Cross sectional survey was conducted for 759 nursing undergraduates. We chose four nursing institutions from various regions of India to serve as the sample unit. Data was collected virtually via a self-administered questionnaire using the Bharathiar University Resilience Scale (BURS), a coping inventory, and a psychological well-being questionnaire. Log-binomial regression was used to predict academic resilience, and independent student t-tests and Pearson correlation coefficients were used to compare resilience scores and the relationship between independent variables.
Results. The primary demographic factors linked to greater academic resilience were, male undergraduates, between the ages of 24 to 30 years, enrolled in private institutions with family income of <10000 INR (1 US dollar = 87.98 INR) and institutes located in north India. Psychological well-being and academic resilience were significantly positively correlated, while cognitive coping strategies and academic resilience were significantly negatively correlated. Regression analysis demonstrates that higher psychological well-being score increases the likelihood of achieving high academic resilience. In a similar vein, they might experience a decrease in academic resilience if they were adopting a cognitive coping style.
Conclusion. The study’s findings revealed that sociodemographic and psychological variables can be predictors of academic resilience in undergraduate nursing students from India. These findings can help universities to develop target strategies to promote students’ resilience and reduce the risk of poor mental health among this population.
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