Association between Depression and Factors Affecting Career Choice among Jordanian Nursing Students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although stress reaction is high among nursing staff and nursing students in the Middle East and its effect on life is known, there are scant studies reporting on these clinical and social features. In addition, there are no studies reporting on factors that influence career choice among this group.

Aim

This study aimed to investigate factors that influence career choice among nursing students and their possible association with depressive symptoms.

Method

Participants were 150 (84.7% response rate) nursing students randomly selected from each academic year at the Nursing College/Jordan University of Science and Technology. Participants consented and completed the socio-demographic data collection sheet. The Arabic version of the Beck Depression Inventory-I

SUBMITTER: Yousef S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5703015 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature