Abstract
Aim
to analyze the relationship between hope and the psychological well-being of Portuguese nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
Method
this is a descriptive-correlational study using an online questionnaire for data collection. 705 nursing students participated, with a mean age of 21.74 years (SD=4.44). The data collection instruments used were the Herth Hope Index (HHI-PT) and the Well-Being Manifestations Measure Scale (WBMMS). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used.
Results
in the HHI-PT, the affective-behavioral domain had the highest mean score (3.30; SD=0.45), while in the WBMMS, it was the sociability domain, 3.64 (SD=0.77). There were moderate to strong correlations (0.383 <r <0.917) between the global and all domains of hope and psychological well-being (≤0.001).
Conclusion and implications for practice
nursing students’ hope and psychological well-being during the pandemic are variables that are positively correlated with each other. Strategies to promote mental health, to be implemented by educational institutions, must consider the association between these two variables.
Keywords:
Hope; Psychologic Adaptation; Nursing Students; Distance Education; COVID-19