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 Volume 10, Issue 10 (October 2023), Pages: 222-228

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 Original Research Paper

Saudi nursing students’ academic resilience and positive mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

 Author(s): 

 Mohammed Hamdan Alshammari *

 Affiliation(s):

 Mental Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Ha’il, Ha’il City, Saudi Arabia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9661-192X

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 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2023.10.024

 Abstract

This manuscript addresses the understudied area of academic resilience and positive mental health among Saudi Arabian nursing students. The aim was to elucidate the relationship and predictive factors between demographic characteristics and both academic resilience and positive mental health in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a descriptive-correlational and cross-sectional methodology, the study collected data from 1413 nursing students from four government universities in Saudi Arabia using two self-report instruments. Analytical methods included Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis. Results showed that gender and grade point average (GPA) were weakly correlated with students' academic resilience and positive mental health. Notably, these factors were significant predictors of academic resilience and mental well-being in this cohort. The research highlights gender and GPA as critical factors influencing nursing students' ability to cope with academic challenges, potentially extending beyond the pandemic period. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the dynamics that shape nursing students' academic and psychological resilience during unprecedented times.

 © 2023 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Academic resilience, Positive mental health, Nursing students, COVID-19 pandemic

 Article history

 Received 6 June 2023, Received in revised form 9 October 2023, Accepted 10 October 2023

 Acknowledgment 

No Acknowledgment.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical considerations 

After obtaining the necessary documentation and Arabic translations, the University of Ha’il ethics committee approved this study (Approval No./date: H-2020-257/December 29, 2020). The consent form is contained in the first section of the online survey. It is clearly stated in the form the title, purpose, benefits, and risks associated with the study. In addition, the consent form specified that participants are not required to participate and need not return the form if they choose not to. If they complete the online form and return it to the sender, this signifies their implied consent to participate.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Alshammari MH (2023). Saudi nursing students’ academic resilience and positive mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10(10): 222-228

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