Investigation of Nursing Students' Alexithymia and Perceived Empathetic Self-Efficacy and Social Self-Efficacy Levels

Year 2022, Volume: 6 Issue: 3, 216 - 225, 20.12.2022

Birsel Molu , Melike Taşdelen Baş , Funda Özpulat

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the levels of empathic self-efficacy and social self-efficacy perceived with alexithymia in nursing students. This was a descriptive study. The universe of the study consisted of 301 nursing students studying at the Nursing Health School in the 2020-2021 academic year. No sample was performed in the study, and the sample of 180 students participating in the study was formed. Data were collected using the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire and the Empathetic Self-Efficacy and Social Self-Efficacy Scale. It was determined that students were prone to alexithymia (Pert Alexithymia Scale total score: 84.37±24.64) and having problems in interpersonal communication (Empathetic self-efficacy dimension: 22.45±3.67, Social self-efficacy dimension: 18.86±3.33). The findings emphasized that more attention should be given to the potential role of effective communication and alexithymia levels in the education of nursing students. In-class trainings are suggested in appropriate courses to determine and examine the alexithymia levels of nursing students.

Keywords

Alexithymia, nursing student, perceived empathetic self-efficacy, social self-efficacy.

Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Aleksitimi ve Algıladıkları Empatik Öz-yeterlik ve Sosyal Öz-Yeterlik Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışma, hemşirelik öğrencilerinde aleksitimi ile algılanan empatik öz-yeterlik ve sosyal öz-yeterlik düzeylerini değerlendirmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Tanımlayıcı bir çalışmadır. Araştırmanın evrenini 2020-2021 eğitim öğretim yılında Hemşirelik Sağlık Yüksekokulunda öğrenim gören 301 hemşirelik öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Çalışmada örneklem seçimine gidilmemiş olup, çalışmaya katılan 180 öğrenci örneklemi oluşturmuştur. Veriler, Perth Aleksitimi Anketi ve Empatik Öz-yeterlik ve Sosyal Öz-yeterlik Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Öğrencilerin aleksitimi eğilimli oldukları (Pert Aleksitimi Ölçeği toplam puanı: 84.37±24.64) ve kişilerarası iletişimde sorun yaşadıkları (Empatik öz-yeterlik boyutu: 22.45±3.67, Sosyal öz-yeterlik boyutu: 18.86±3.33) belirlendi. Bulgular, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin eğitiminde etkili iletişim ve aleksitimi düzeylerinin potansiyel rolüne daha fazla önem verilmesi gerektiğini vurgulamıştır. Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin aleksitimi düzeylerinin belirlenmesi ve incelenmesi için uygun derslerde ders içi eğitimler planlanması önerilir.

Keywords

Aleksitimi, Hemşirelik öğrencisi, Algılanan empatik özyeterlik, Sosyal özyeterlik

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