Influence of academic resilience, self-efficacy and depression on college life adjustment in Korea's nursing college students

Abstract

This study is a causal research conducted to identify the factors that influence the adjustment of college students to college life. The statistical analysis results of the questionnaire that was conducted on a total of 185 nursing students were as follows. (1) Adjustment had a strongly positive correlation with academic resilience (r =.717, p =.000) and self-efficacy (r =.427, p =.000), while having a strongly negative correlation with depression (r = -.328, p =.005). (2) The factor that had the largest positive impact on college life adjustment was academic resilience (β = 0.607, p =.000), with an explanatory power of 52.6 (F = 69.101, p =.000). Through this study, academic resilience was identified as having the most positive effect on college life adjustment. As a follow-up, in order to improve college life adjustment, a study to verify the mediating effects of academic resilience and a study to develop programs that would promote academic resilience are suggested.