title: Depression, stress, emotional support, and self-esteem among baccalaureate nursing students in Thailand.
abstract: Nursing students are valuable human resources. Detection of potential depression among nursing students is crucial since depression can lead to low productivity, minimized quality of life, and suicidal ideas. Identifying factors affecting depression among students can help nursing educators to find ways to decrease depression. The purpose of this study was to examine rates of depression and the associations between depression and stress, emotional support, and self-esteem among baccalaureate nursing students in Thailand. This correlational, cross-sectional study recruited 331 baccalaureate Thai nursing students. Students completed three instruments that had been translated into Thai: The Center for Epidemiology Studies Depression Scale, Perceived Stress Questionnaire, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Another instrument created in Thai was used to measure emotional support. Results revealed that, when using the standard definition, 50.1% of the students were depressed. Stress was positively related to depression, whereas emotional support and self-esteem were negatively related to depression.
authors.affiliation: Kent State University, USA. rross1@kent.edu
authors.forename: Ratchneewan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zeller
authors.forename: Pakvilai
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Srisaeng
authors.forename: Suchawadee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yimmee
authors.forename: Sujidra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Somchid
authors.forename: Wilaiphan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sawatphanit
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013785:Thailand