긍정심리 프로그램이 간호대학생의 자아 존중감 및 스트레스에 미치는 효과

The Effects of a Positive Psychotherapy Program on Self-esteem and Stress of Nursing Students

Purpose : This research is to confirm the positive effect of a positive psychotherapy program on nursing students’ self-esteem and stress. Methods : The subjects were 71 students who were attending J College of Nursing and we placed 36 students in an experimental group and 35 students in a control group. We conducted total 8 sessions of the positive psychotherapy program once per week and for 120 minutes per session. We used the x2 -test and the Fisher’s exact test for homogeneity of general characteristics of the experimental group and the control group. We analyzed an average difference of a preliminary test and a post test for students’ self-esteem and stress by using the independent t-test. Results : The results show that the positive psychotherapy program increased students’ self-esteem and reduced their stress. Conclusion : Therefore, the positive psychotherapy program improves students’ mental health by helping them focusing on positive emotions.