Abstract The global nursing shortage emphasises the need to retain nursing students, however, stress associated with clinical practice negatively affects student well-being and programme completion. This study investigated demographic variations in stress and assessed the influence of perceived stress on the psychological well-being of nursing students. A cross-sectional correlational design was employed, and 576 nursing students were recruited using stratified random sampling. Participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale, which measured six stress domains, along with demographic and psychological well-being questionnaires. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and bootstrap regression with 5,000 iterations. Students reported moderate stress levels, particularly from peer interactions and daily life (M = 2.77, SD = 0.86) and assignments/workload (M = 2.72, SD = 0.77). Significant associations were observed between stress levels and demographic variables, particularly gender, education level, and programme type. Bootstrap regression analysis indicated that both nursing student stress (β = 1.30, 95% CI: 0.64–2.08) and assignment/workload stress (β = 1.04, 95% CI: 0.42–1.69) were significantly associated with poorer psychological well-being. Additionally, older age was associated with lower psychological well-being, whereas younger ages was associated with higher well-being. These findings highlight the need for targeted interventions focusing on supportive staff-student relationship and effective workload management to improve nursing students’ psychological well-being and support programme completion.
Prince Owusu Adoma (Thu,) studied this question.
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