Hardiness and anxiety as predictors of academic success in first-year, full-time and part-time RN students.
BACKGROUND
The levels of hardiness and anxiety and their relationship with academic success were examined using the Personal Views Survey and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.


METHODS
The instruments were administered to a nonprobability convenience sample of 41 full-time and part-time RN students enrolled in a BSN completion program.


RESULTS
Participants perceived themselves as possessing moderately high levels of hardiness (mean = 72.90) and low levels of anxiety (state mean = 39.33; trait mean = 40.18), but for some, these characteristics did not relate to academic achievement. Statistical significance was set at .05.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings indicate how hardiness and anxiety can affect academic success, particularly in adult students, and provide some direction for educators and administrators in maximizing educational endeavors.
Patton
T J
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Indiana State University, School of Nursing, Terre Haute, USA.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*