Resilience and self-compassion affect self-handicapping in Turkish undergraduate nursing students: a correlational study

Abstract

Introduction. Psychological resilience and self-compassion are characteristics that nurses should have when helping people with health problems.
Objective. To determine the effect of resilience on self-handicapping and self-compassion levels in nursing students.
Materials and methods. This research was designed in a correlational design. The sample of the study consisted of nursing students who met the criteria for inclusion in the study (n=369). Data were collected using the Questionnaire, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Self-Handicapping Scale (SHS), and Self-Compassion Scale.
Results. It was determined that the students were above the average with an average of 63.91±14.54 from CD-RISC and 82.68±11.32 from SHS, and their self-compassion level was high, with an average of 13.92±2.87 points from the Self-Compassion Scale. It was determined that there was a significant negative correlation between the mean scores of the students participating in the study received from CD-RISC (r= -0.409; p=0.000), Self-Compassion Scale (r= -0.524; p=0.000) and the SHS. There was a positive and significant correlation between mean scores students participating in the study received from CD-RISC and Self-Compassion Scale (r= 0.486; p=0.000). According to the regression analysis, the effect of the CD- RISC and Self-Compassion on the SHS was found to be 30.2%.
Conclusions. Considering the results of this study, it could be argued that as the resilience of students increases, their self-compassion also increases and their tendency to self-handicap decreases. It is very important for health professionals and patients safety to determine the resilience, self-handicapping and self-compassions levels that may increase anxiety and stress in the nursing students proper care of patients in the working period.