Objective:To compare the mental health status among Chinese and Korean male nursing students and further clarify the predictors of the mental health.Methods:Research data was collected from 86 undergraduate male nursi...Objective:To compare the mental health status among Chinese and Korean male nursing students and further clarify the predictors of the mental health.Methods:Research data was collected from 86 undergraduate male nursing students of China and Korea by using the SCL-90-R questionnaire.The collected data was analyzed by using SPSS version 22.0.Results:Findings showed Chinese male nursing students reported higher scores of SCL-90-R than the Chinese norms,and Korean group scored lower than Chinese group and the Korean norms.The key predictors of male nursing students'mental health include having a male role model in the nursing field,receiving positive career guidance from teaching staff and having the support and respect of family and friends.Conclusion:Chinese male nursing students need to improve their mental health level more urgently than Korean male nursing students.Chinese educators need to pay more attention to role model education and spread more excellent male nurse models for male nursing students,and Korean educators need to support male nursing students with enthusiastically and provide more positive guidance for their study and career planning.展开更多
文摘Objective:To compare the mental health status among Chinese and Korean male nursing students and further clarify the predictors of the mental health.Methods:Research data was collected from 86 undergraduate male nursing students of China and Korea by using the SCL-90-R questionnaire.The collected data was analyzed by using SPSS version 22.0.Results:Findings showed Chinese male nursing students reported higher scores of SCL-90-R than the Chinese norms,and Korean group scored lower than Chinese group and the Korean norms.The key predictors of male nursing students'mental health include having a male role model in the nursing field,receiving positive career guidance from teaching staff and having the support and respect of family and friends.Conclusion:Chinese male nursing students need to improve their mental health level more urgently than Korean male nursing students.Chinese educators need to pay more attention to role model education and spread more excellent male nurse models for male nursing students,and Korean educators need to support male nursing students with enthusiastically and provide more positive guidance for their study and career planning.
