title: Effect of mentoring program on ways of coping with stress and locus of control for nursing students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluated the effectiveness of a 14-week mentoring program for first year nursing students and their ways of coping with stress and locus of control.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was designed as a quasi-experimental study. Sixty-six first year students (mentees) and 66 fourth year students (mentors) were eligible to be in the mentoring program. Mentors and mentees contacted each other weekly, as required, to provide information and support. In order to determine the efficiency of the mentoring program, a Locus of Control Scale, the Ways of Coping Inventory and Mentoring Assessment Form were filled out by mentees.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this study the mentoring program increased students' internal locus of control and active coping with stress. The increase in internal locus of control showed parallelism with students' behaviors of seeking social support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is recommended that in nursing schools, the mentoring program be used as an additional program.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Nursing Department, Gazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: satiunal@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Satı
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Gazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevil Güler
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.affiliation: Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Gazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hülya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bulut
authors.affiliation: Community Health Nursing Department, Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Selcuklu, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hisar
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: coping behavior, stress; locus of control; mentorship; nursing students