title: Character strengths and their influencing factors among nursing students in Changsha, China: the only-child versus non-only-child.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the differences of character strengths and their predictors between only-child and non-only-child nursing students. Using data from 742 participants, linear regression was conducted. Results indicate that there was no significant differences between the two groups concerning anxiety, depression and general self-efficacy (P>0.05). The character strengths status of only-child was better than that of non-only-child (P<0.05) and the predictors of character strengths between the two groups had some differences. This study has suggestions on how to help nursing students to improve their character strengths.
authors.affiliation: Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Yufang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Electronic address: jpzhang1965@163.com.
authors.forename: Jingping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety; D002605:Character; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult