Academic stress, COVID-19 anxiety, and quality of life among nursing students: The mediating role of resilience.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study investigated the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between academic stress, COVID-19 anxiety, and quality of life (QoL) among Filipino nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the QoL of nursing students who are experiencing mental health issues. The mediating role of resilience in mitigating the effects of academic stress and COVID-19 anxiety on nursing students' QoL remains understudied.

Methods

This study employed a correlational cross-sectional design, with a convenience sample of 611 Filipino nursing students. Data were collected using the scales Connor and Davidson Resilience, Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life, COVID-19 Anxiety, and Perception of Academic Stress and analyzed using

SUBMITTER: Berdida DJE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9347892 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature