The Relationship between Academic Stress and Self-Control among Faculty of Nursing Students

Background: Psychiatric/mental health nursing is one of the core courses for undergraduate nursing students, but the complex and abstract nature of much of the psychiatric mental health course content makes it a challenge for many students.The aim was to examine the relationship between academic stress and self-control among faculty of nursing students.Descriptive co-relational design was utilized to achieve the aim of the study.This study was carried out at Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University.A convenient sample of 180 students selected from the previous selected setting.Three tools were used for data collection (tool one): A structured interviewing questionnaire to assess socio-demographic characteristics of the students as age, gender, residence and parent's education, (tool two): Nursing education stress scale (academic stress subscale), (tool three): Selfcontrol scale.Results: There was a highly statistically significant relationship between academic stress and selfcontrol among faculty of nursing students.Conclusion: It was concluded that there was a highly statistically significant negative correlation between academic stress and self-control among faculty of nursing students.Recommendations: Stress management technique, behavioral therapy techniques, assertiveness training technique and mindfulness training should be given to the student to help them relive their academic stress and disturbed levels of self-control.