Professional self-esteem of the midwifery students and the and ınfluential factors
Project no. 21984 · Status: Kapanmış · 2020
Summary
Aim: The aim of this study is determination of the professional self-esteem of the midwifery students and the and ınfluential factors Method: An explanatory sequential mixed methods research design was adopted, with 368 midwifery students assigned to first stage of the study, with 17 students in second stage of the study from the Ege University Faculty of Health Science Department of Midwifery. We collected data using a student description form, Aricak Personal Self Esteem Scale, and semi-structured interview form. Results: In the study that was conducted, the mean score of the students in the Aricak Personal Self-esteem Inventory was found as 117.51±17.60. Qualitative analysis of the results showed that three themes, (1) reason of the choosing the midwifery profession for student midwives , (2) problems and sociological image of midwifery profession, (3) being a proud to be a midwife. Conclusion: The professional self-esteem of the research group is above the medium level. It is thought that choosing the profession consciously, the problems of the profession and the sociological image, and being proud of being a midwife affect the professional self-esteem of the students. Key words: Professional self-esteem, midwifery, student, mixed method