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 Volume 10, Issue 11 (November 2023), Pages: 21-27

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 Original Research Paper

A multi-university study on the predictors of academic resilience of Saudi nursing students

 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

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2023.11.003

 Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted an unprecedented impact on the mental health of nursing students globally, particularly due to the abrupt transition to online education. This study aims to: 1) delineate the demographic and academic profile of Saudi nursing students; 2) evaluate their academic resilience; and 3) identify predictors of academic resilience. Employing a cross-sectional approach, the research highlights the significant influence of gender and grade point average (GPA) on students' academic resilience and psychological well-being. Distinct challenges in academic motivation are evident among both male and female students, while a higher GPA correlates with increased optimism and resilience. This study underscores the enduring resilience and perseverance of nursing students in navigating the challenges posed by the pandemic, both prior to and subsequent to its onset.

 © 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, Psychological well-being, Nursing students, COVID-19, Online education

 Article history

 Received 6 June 2023, Received in revised form 10 October 2023, Accepted 12 October 2023

 Acknowledgment 

No Acknowledgment.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical considerations 

The university ethical committee gave their consent to this study after reviewing the paperwork and Arabic translations that were submitted. The online survey's first portion serves as the consent form. The title, goals, outcomes, and potential hazards of the study are all detailed. Furthermore, the consent form made it clear that no one was obligated to fill it out or send it back if they didn't want to. Participants' implied consent to participate is shown by their completion and return of the online form.

 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). A multi-university study on the predictors of academic resilience of Saudi nursing students. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10(11): 21-27

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