Factors associated with academic motivation in nursing students: A cross-sectional study

Authors

  • Tuan Van Nguyen Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Viet Nam
  • Wantonoro Wantonoro Universitas Aisyiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Huynh Xuan Thi Nguyen Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Viet Nam
  • My Ngoc Thi Huynh Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Viet Nam
  • Manh Truc Huynh Nguyen Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Viet Nam
  • Minh Quang Le Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Viet Nam
  • Thu Minh Vo Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Viet Nam
  • Loc Van Huynh Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Viet Nam
  • Phuong Viet Nguyen Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Viet Nam
  • Thuy Hong Nguyen Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Viet Nam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31101/jkk.3027

Keywords:

academic motivation, nursing education, nursing students, vietnames

Abstract

Academic motivation encourages people to participate in learning activities and directs, maintains, and determines the intensity of learning behaviors. Therefore, nursing students require high-quality academic motivation to continuously and effectively improve their medical knowledge and skills continuously and effectively. This study measures nursing students' academic motivation and identifies the associated factors. A cross-sectional study design was used. The total sample included 237 undergraduate nursing students. The data were collected from October to November 2022 in a public university located in Southwestern Vietnam. The level of academic motivation was measured using the Vietnamese version of the Academic Motivation Scale. The data were analyzed using the independent Student's t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and regression analysis. The study showed that nursing students had high academic motivation. However, there were still more than one-third of students (39.3%) whose quality of academic motivation was not good. Through simple linear regression analysis, it showed that appropriate training regulations of the school; getting support/questions answers or good examples in learning from lecturers/medical staff at the clinical practice site; joining a club about learning; intending to teach in the field of nursing, ability to deal with difficulties were the factors that affect nursing students' academic motivation. Many associated factors influence the academic motivation of nursing students. Further effective interventions are needed to address this issue.

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2023-06-24

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Van Nguyen, T., Wantonoro, W., Thi Nguyen, H. X., Thi Huynh, M. N., Huynh Nguyen, M. T., Le, M. Q., … Hong Nguyen, T. (2023). Factors associated with academic motivation in nursing students: A cross-sectional study. Jurnal Kebidanan Dan Keperawatan Aisyiyah, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.31101/jkk.3027

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