A Japanese version of the stressors in nursing students (SINS) scale

Watson, Roger; Watanabe, Kumi; Yamashita, Ayako; Yamaguchi, Mieko; Bradbury-Jones, Caroline; Irvine, Fiona

Abstract

© 2018 Chinese Nursing Association Objectives: To translate and study the factor structure of a Japanese version of the Stressors in Nursing Students scale. Methods: The Stressors in Nursing Students scale was translated into Japanese and administered to a large cohort (N = 1298) of female Japanese nursing students across five universities and across all four years of the nursing programme. The data were analysed using exploratory factor analysis. Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed four factors: ‘Clinical’; ‘Conflict and confidence’; ‘Education’; and ‘Free time’. The relationship between the total score on the Stressors in Nursing Students scale and the demographic aspects of the sample was weak but there was a significant increase in the perception of stressors between first and second year students. Conclusions: There were similarities and differences between the perception of stressors by nursing students in Japan compared with, for example, the United Kingdom and China mainland. While a four-factor structure was found here, the distribution of items in the Stressors in Nursing Students scale differed from previous studies in the United Kingdom and China with the ‘Free time’ factor being unique to this study. Stress is an issue for nursing students and is related to the specific stressors they encounter in the process of their work and study. Findings can inform the development of strategies to reduce such stressors among nursing students in multiple, global contexts.

Citation

Watson, R., Watanabe, K., Yamashita, A., Yamaguchi, M., Bradbury-Jones, C., & Irvine, F. (2018). A Japanese version of the stressors in nursing students (SINS) scale. International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 5(2), 181-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2018.04.005

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 2, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Apr 14, 2018
• Publication Date: Apr 10, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jun 18, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 19, 2018
• Print ISSN: 2352-0132
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 181-185
• Series ISSN: 2352-0132
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2018.04.005
• Keywords: Nursing students, Stressors, Factor analysis, Japan
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/766702
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013217304568
• Additional Information: Copy of article first published in: International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2018, v.5, issue 2.