Role of sociodemographic factors and self-efficacy in the perception of social support of nursing students

• Main Authors: Rafaela Teodoro Ferreira (Author), Jamila Souza Gonçalves (Author), Jaqueline Lemos de Oliveira (Author), Marcelo Vinicius Domingos Rodrigues dos Santos (Author), Caíque Rossi Baldassarini (Author), Jacqueline de Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SciELO, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1980-220X; 10.1590/1980-220x-reeusp-2021-0209
• Keywords: Self Efficacy; Social Support; Students; Nursing; Mental Health; Health Promotion; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Nursing; RT1-120; Mental healing; RZ400-408; Education (General); L7-991
• Source: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, Vol 55 (2021)

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the role of sociodemographic factors and self-efficacy in the perception of social support by nursing students of the first years of nursing school. Method: This is a quantitative cross-sectional research, developed with 121 undergraduate students from the early years of the course. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Higher Education Self-Efficacy Scale and the abbreviated version of the Social Support Questionnaire were used. Spearman and Mann-Whitney correlation tests were performed using software for statistical analysis. Results: It was identified that students with better self-efficacy and who are self-declared black or brown reported, respectively, greater satisfaction with the support and a smaller number of supporters. Conclusion: Considering that the race/color factor had a negative influence and self-efficacy a positive influence in the perception of social support, it is recommended that mental health promotion strategies be conducted that permeate both affirmative action policies and improvements in the teaching-learning process, especially in the first years of the nursing course.