The Relationship Between Perceived Self-Efficacy and Perceived Stress in Physical Examination for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Şefika Bayraktar Dedemoğlu; Hatice Ceylan

doi:10.24998/maeusabed.1643599

The Relationship Between Perceived Self-Efficacy and Perceived Stress in Physical Examination for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived self-efficacy and perceived stress in physical examination for undergraduate nursing students. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 212 undergraduate nursing students. Participants completed the General Self-Efficacy Scale and the Perceived Stress Scale. Pearson's correlation and multiple linear regression analyses were used to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and stress. Results: The results showed a significant negative correlation between perceived self-efficacy and perceived stress (r = -0.41, p < 0.001). Students with higher levels of self-efficacy reported lower levels of stress. Additionally, self-efficacy was a significant predictor of perceived stress, accounting for 23% of the variance in stress levels. Conclusion: The findings suggest that enhancing nursing students' self-efficacy may be an important strategy for reducing stress during physical examination. Further research is needed to explore the specific mechanisms by which self-efficacy impacts stress in this population.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Internal Diseases Nursing, Nurse Education, Fundamentals of Nursing

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Şefika Bayraktar Dedemoğlu ^*
0000-0002-5776-3418
Türkiye

Hatice Ceylan
0000-0001-6423-6010
Türkiye

Publication Date

May 2, 2025

Submission Date

February 20, 2025

Acceptance Date

April 6, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 13 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.24998/maeusabed.1643599

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APA

Bayraktar Dedemoğlu, Ş., & Ceylan, H. (2025). The Relationship Between Perceived Self-Efficacy and Perceived Stress in Physical Examination for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute, 13(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.24998/maeusabed.1643599

AMA

1.Bayraktar Dedemoğlu Ş, Ceylan H. The Relationship Between Perceived Self-Efficacy and Perceived Stress in Physical Examination for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute. 2025;13(1):1-12. doi:10.24998/maeusabed.1643599

Chicago

Bayraktar Dedemoğlu, Şefika, and Hatice Ceylan. 2025. “The Relationship Between Perceived Self-Efficacy and Perceived Stress in Physical Examination for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute 13 (1): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.24998/maeusabed.1643599.

EndNote

Bayraktar Dedemoğlu Ş, Ceylan H (May 1, 2025) The Relationship Between Perceived Self-Efficacy and Perceived Stress in Physical Examination for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute 13 1 1–12.

IEEE

[1]Ş. Bayraktar Dedemoğlu and H. Ceylan, “The Relationship Between Perceived Self-Efficacy and Perceived Stress in Physical Examination for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study”, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1–12, May 2025, doi: 10.24998/maeusabed.1643599.

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Bayraktar Dedemoğlu, Şefika - Ceylan, Hatice. “The Relationship Between Perceived Self-Efficacy and Perceived Stress in Physical Examination for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute 13/1 (May 1, 2025): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.24998/maeusabed.1643599.

JAMA

1.Bayraktar Dedemoğlu Ş, Ceylan H. The Relationship Between Perceived Self-Efficacy and Perceived Stress in Physical Examination for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute. 2025;13:1–12.

MLA

Bayraktar Dedemoğlu, Şefika, and Hatice Ceylan. “The Relationship Between Perceived Self-Efficacy and Perceived Stress in Physical Examination for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute, vol. 13, no. 1, May 2025, pp. 1-12, doi:10.24998/maeusabed.1643599.

Vancouver

1.Şefika Bayraktar Dedemoğlu, Hatice Ceylan. The Relationship Between Perceived Self-Efficacy and Perceived Stress in Physical Examination for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute. 2025 May 1;13(1):1-12. doi:10.24998/maeusabed.1643599