title: Effect of self-awareness education on the self-efficacy and sociotropy-autonomy characteristics of nurses in a psychiatry clinic.
abstract: This study was planned to investigate the effect of a self-awareness education program on the self-efficacy and sociotropy-autonomy characteristics of nurses in a psychiatry clinic. The sample was composed of 22 nurses who worked in a psychiatry clinic. Three forms were used for research data collection: descriptive characteristics form, self-efficacy scale (SES), and sociotropy-autonomy scale (SAS). A statistically significant difference was found in the psychiatric unit nurses' mean SES and SAS scores before and after receiving the education for increasing their self-awareness. On the basis of these findings, it is recommended that an education program for increasing self-awareness be implemented because it affects increasing the personal characteristics of self-efficacy and sociotropy-autonomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatric Nursing, University School of Nursing, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey. esraengin@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Engin
authors.forename: Olcay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cam