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The effect of laughter therapy on self-efficacy and psychological well-being in nursing students.
| Τίτλος: | The effect of laughter therapy on self-efficacy and psychological well-being in nursing students. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Güvener YÖ; Faculty of Health Sciences, Sinop University - SİNOP, Turkey. Electronic address: ozyeryaseminn@gmail.com. |
| Πηγή: | Archives of psychiatric nursing [Arch Psychiatr Nurs] 2024 Oct; Vol. 52, pp. 121-127. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 22. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: W.B. Saunders Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8708534 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-8228 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08839417 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Arch Psychiatr Nurs Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Philadelphia, PA : W.B. Saunders Original Publication: Orlando, FL : Grune & Stratton, c1987- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Laughter Therapy*/psychology , Students, Nursing*/psychology , Self Efficacy*, Laughter/psychology ; Humans ; Female ; Male ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Adult ; Young Adult ; Mental Health ; Psychological Well-Being |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Academic self-efficacy and psychological well-being play a crucial role in the mental health of nursing students and influence whether they decide to remain in the nursing profession. Aims: This study aimed to determine the effect of laughter therapy on self-efficacy and psychological well-being in nursing students. Methods: In this randomized controlled study, 208 nursing students were randomly assigned to an experimental (n = 102) and a control (n = 106) group. The experimental group received laughter therapy face-to-face once a week for eight weeks. No intervention was applied to the control group. In both groups, data were collected at the beginning of the study and the end of the eighth week using a Sociodemographic Questionnaire Form, the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Psychological Well-Being Scale. Results: In the post-study group comparisons, there was a statistically significant difference in the scores for the total Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, the external emotion management and collegiality subscales, and the total Psychological Well-Being Scale (p > 0.05). With regard to all the scale scores, no statistically significant difference was found in the groups in the pre- and post-comparisons (p > 0.05). Conclusions: It was determined that laughter therapy increased the mean psychological well-being score in the experimental group. It was also found that after the laughter therapy, distraction and loss of interest in lectures decreased, stress and anxiety levels decreased, eating and sleeping habits were regulated, and social media use decreased. Laughter therapy can be used to increase self-efficacy and psychological well-being. (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of competing interest There is no conflict of interest in this study. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Laughter therapy; Nursing student; Psychological well-being; Self-efficacy |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20240911 Date Completed: 20240911 Latest Revision: 20241001 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.apnu.2024.07.021 |
| PMID: | 39260971 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1532-8228 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.apnu.2024.07.021 |