Abstract
Objective
This study was carried out to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and stress levels in disaster intervention and disaster risk perception of nursing students.
Methods
This study was planned as cross-sectional and correlational. The sample of the study consisted of 342 students studying in the nursing department of a university in western Türkiye between 15-30 June 2023. Data were collected by online data collection method using socio-demographic questionnaire, Visual Comparison Scale, Disaster Response Self-efficacy Scale and University Students’ Disaster Risk Perception Scale. Mann-Whitney U, Student t-test, One-Way ANOVA test and multiple linear regression analysis were used to evaluate the data.
Results
The mean Disaster Intervention Self-Efficacy Scale score was 48.49±0.12 and the mean Disaster Risk Perception Scale score was 48.11±9.77. Disaster Response Self-efficacy Scale and Disaster Risk Perception Scale scores of female students were statistically significantly higher than male students (p=0.042, p=0.008, respectively).
Conclusion
It was determined that the factors affecting the disaster risk perception of the students were disaster response self-efficacy and stress levels. It was seen that as the stress levels of the students increased, their risk perceptions increased, and as their self-efficacy levels in disaster management increased, their risk perceptions decreased.
Keywords: Disaster, nursing student, risk perception, self-efficacy
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