Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Aaron Franzen, Sociology & Social Work
Document Type
Poster
Event Date
4-12-2024
Abstract
Stress among undergraduate students is an inevitable consequence of difficult studies, and this may especially be the case for pre-health and pre-nursing students. This research was aimed to determine whether the level, type, or combination of stressors affected pre-health and pre-nursing majors to greater degrees or in different ways. The data come from 531 undergraduate students who initially self-identified as pursuing either a pre-health or pre-nursing degree, and were surveyed once per year. The present data set includes Freshman through Junior years. The second and third wave asked students about their greatest stressors (open ended) and numerically rate the degree of experienced stress from it on a scale ranging from one to ten. We then used the reported stressors to create a typology of stresses experienced to determine which were most prevalent among pre-health students. We then assessed the relationship between the stressors and levels of social support, burnout, empathy, and mental health. Findings concluded that neither the type nor the level of stress (ranging from 1-10) varied by student status (pre-health, pre-nursing, non-health) as much as the covariates of interest.
Recommended Citation
Repository citation: Davenport, Caroline, "Effects of Empathic Concern, Social Support, Health, and Burnout on Undergraduate Pre-Health and Nursing Students’ Stress" (2024). 23rd Annual A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2024). Paper 21.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/curca_23/21
April 12, 2024. Copyright © 2024 Hope College, Holland, Michigan.
Comments
Title on poster differs from abstract booklet. Poster title: Effects of Empathic Concern, Social Support, Health, and Burnout on Undergraduate Pre-health and Nursing Students Stresses.