간호대학 신입생의 다문화 경험에 따른 다문화 태도

Multicultural Attitude of First-year Nursing Students toward Multicultural Experience

Purpose: This study examines the multicultural attitudes of first-year nursing students, as well as the factors influencing these attitudes. Methods: Data were collected from 129 first-year nursing students at a university in 2023. Descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, and multiple linear regression analysis were conducted using SPSS 25.0. Results: The multicultural attitude score of the students was 4.2 out of 5. Multicultural attitudes were associated with several factors, including younger age (t=2.44, p=0.016), experience with multicultural people (t=-2.36, p=0.020), having multicultural friends (t=-2.04, p=0.043), and volunteer experience with multicultural people (t=-2.88, p=0.005). The multiple linear regression analysis using these factors explained 10.3% of the multicultural attitudes (F=3.58, p=0.009). Among these factors, the strongest factor was volunteer experience (β=0.36, p=0.036). Conclusion: A significant increase in multicultural attitudes was determined in first-year nursing students who were younger and had been exposed to multicultural individuals through volunteer work. Accordingly, it is necessary to develop systematic educational programs based on multicultural experiences for first-year nursing college students to enhance their multicultural attitudes. Moreover, the timing and structure of multicultural curricula should be examined to effectively foster multicultural experiences among nursing students.