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The Effects of Post-Earthquake Trauma Levels of Nursing Students on their Academic Motivation and Career Decisions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 October 2024

Sebahat Kuşlu Open the ORCID record for Sebahat Kuşlu [Opens in a new window]  and
Şirin Çelikkanat
Sebahat Kuşlu*
Affiliation:
Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University, Gaziantep/Turkey
Şirin Çelikkanat
Affiliation:
Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University, Gaziantep/Turkey
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Corresponding author: Sebahat Kuşlu; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Objectives

This study was carried out to determine the effects of post-earthquake trauma levels of nursing students on their academic motivation and career decisions.

Methods

The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 228 students studying at Gaziantep Islamic Science and Technology University, Department of Nursing. The data were collected using an online questionnaire created by the researchers. This online questionnaire form consists of seven questions about socio-demographic characteristics, and it also includes the Determination of Post-Earthquake Trauma Levels Scale, Academic Motivation Scale, and Career Decision Scale. SPSS 23.0 package program was used for the analysis of the data, and P < 0.05 was accepted for the level of significance.

Results

It was determined that the post-earthquake trauma level of the students was above the moderate level (63.49 ± 17.29) and that the extrinsic motivation-identified regulation, extrinsic motivation-external motivation, and intrinsic-knowledge levels were more affected by the earthquake (P < 0.05). In addition, it was determined that the mean Career Decision Scale score of the students (74.20 ± 17.35) was below the average.

Conclusions

It was determined that post-earthquake trauma level had positive effects on intrinsic motivation-stimulation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation, but had no effect on career decision.

Keywords

academic motivationcareer decisionearthquakenursing studentstrauma
Type
Original Research
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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 18 , 2024 , e212
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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