Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among variables of body image satisfaction, stress perceive, and self esteem in nursing students. Method: The subjects of this study consisted of 195 college students. The data wa...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among variables of body image satisfaction, stress perceive, and self esteem in nursing students. Method: The subjects of this study consisted of 195 college students. The data was collected through interview with structured questionnaire from September 27 to October 5, 2007. The data was analysed through the frequency, percentage, means, and the pearson correlation coefficient with the SPSS computer program. Result: The result of this study were as follows. The mean score on body image satisfaction was 50.04, stress perceive was 32.67, and self esteem was 29.86. There was a significant negative correlation between body image satisfaction and stress perceive, positive correlation between body image satisfaction and self esteem, and negative correlation between stress perceive and self esteem. Conclusion: Based on the above findings, programs are needed for the improvement of body image satisfaction and self esteem. And it is suggested that nursing students need to under go stress management.